Yup. It at least gives independent verification of correctness :) - d > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:perfmon- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Corey Ashford > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 1:08 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [perfmon] Update to testsuite for perfmon2? > > Hi Dan, > > Thanks for the idea. I already have a perfmon2 kernel patch to work > with, but using libpfm for the native event info sounds like a good idea > for now... it would allow me to test that portion of libpfm via the PAPI > tests instead of writing a bunch of new ones. > > Regards, > > - Corey > > > "Dan Terpstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/18/2007 08:53:07 AM: > > > >> Corey - > >> One other direction that may be of interest: > >> Libpfm can be implemented independently from the Perfmon2 kernel > patch. > >> The current PAPI cvs HEAD for most x86 actually uses libpfm for native > > event > >> info and perfctr to actually control the hardware. All that's required > > is a > >> thin conversion layer between libpfm and perfctr. > >> That's one possible way to split the port into two independent > steps... > >> That way you can build and test libpfm and then use it to test a > kernel > >> patch. > >> - d > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:perfmon- > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Corey Ashford > >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7:43 PM > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Subject: [perfmon] Update to testsuite for perfmon2? > >>> > >>> Hi folks, > >>> > >>> Back on November 1st of 2006, Will Cohen posted to this mailing list > a > >>> test suite for perfmon2 (Subject: [perfmon] testing perfmon/libpfm) > >>> > >>> Has there been an update to this test suite? And if so, how may I > >>> obtain it? > >>> > >>> Currently, I am looking for some tests that exercise libpfm well. > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> > >>> - Corey > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Corey Ashford > >>> Software Engineer > >>> IBM Linux Technology Center, Linux Toolchain > >>> Beaverton, OR > >>> 503-578-3507 > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> perfmon mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://www.hpl.hp.com/hosted/linux/mail-archives/perfmon/ > > > > > -- > Corey Ashford > Software Engineer > IBM Linux Technology Center, Linux Toolchain > Beaverton, OR > 503-578-3507 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Corey Ashford > Software Engineer > IBM Linux Technology Center, Linux Toolchain > Beaverton, OR > 503-578-3507 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > perfmon mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.hpl.hp.com/hosted/linux/mail-archives/perfmon/
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