Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:24:36 -0500 | From | William Cohen <> | Subject | Re: [perfmon] 2.6.19 new perfmon code base + libpfm + pfmon |
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Stephane Eranian wrote: > Hello, > > I have released another version of the perfmon new code base packages. > > There is no major updates in this version compared to 061127. This is > a convenience release so that people can use plain 2.6.19. > > The perfmon2 kernel changes are: > - fix UP exit bug in system-wide mode where the active context > accounting was done incorrectly. > - MIPS update to correct register hardware addresses (Phil Mucci) > > I have also released a new libpfm, libpfm-3.2-061204 with the > following changes: > - updated MIPS processor detection code > > Also a new version of pfmon, pfmon-3.2-061204 with the following changes: > - fix various perfmon v2.0 compatibility bugs for IA-64 > - fortify return values for read() (will Cohen) > > Both libpfm and pfmon releases work with kernel-patch 061127 or 061204. > > You can grab the new packages at our web site: > > http://perfmon2.sf.net > > Enjoy, >
Some of the ptrace functions (e.g. ptrace_may_attach in perfmon_syscall.c) being used in the perfmon kernel patches will go away with the utrace patches: http://people.redhat.com/roland/utrace/
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