Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:33:13 +0100 (MET) | From | Mikael Pettersson <> | Subject | perfctr-2.5.0-pre2 released |
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Version 2.5.0-pre2 of perfctr, the Linux/x86 performance monitoring counters driver, is now available at the usual place: http://www.csd.uu.se/~mikpe/linux/perfctr/
This is hopefully the last major update before 2.5.0 final.
The ABI version query should help avoid some common user mistakes. In an ideal world it shouldn't be needed, but a driver maintained outside of the standard kernel, with an API still under development, needs these safety checks.
Version 2.5.0-pre2, 2003-03-03 - Added a way for user-space to query the driver's ABI version, and updated the library to check it. - Fixed <linux/perfctr.h> to not include <asm/perfctr.h> when perfctr hasn't been configured. This allows the patched kernel source to compile cleanly also in archs not supported by perfctr. - Major patch kit overhaul. Updated configuration help texts. Removed unnecessary features and patches. Some cleanups. Added aliasing support to the 'update-kernel' script, which allows a patch to serve several kernels (when applicable). - The perfctr configuration option was poorly placed. It is now at the end of the "Processor type and features" menu. - Removed "notsc" kernel option support from the 2.2 kernel patches. To use the driver with an IDT WinChip (Centaur C6/2/3) CPU now requires a newer kernel with native "notsc" support. - Driver fixes for changes in the 2.4.21-pre5 and 2.5.63 kernels.
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