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Add code to adjust the sampling event period when used with the Branch Sampling feature (BRS). Given the depth of the BRS (16), the period is reduced by that depth such that in the best case scenario, BRS saturates at the desired sampling period. In practice, though, the processor may execute more branches. Given a desired period P and a depth D, the kernel programs the actual period at P - D. After P occurrences of the sampling event, the counter overflows. It then may take X branches (skid) before the NMI is caught and held by the hardware and BRS activates. Then, after D branches, BRS saturates and the NMI is delivered. With no skid, the effective period would be (P - D) + D = P. In practice, however, it will likely be (P - D) + X + D. There is no way to eliminate X or predict X. Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220322221517.2510440-7-eranian@google.com |
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README
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.