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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] perf_events: add support for per-cpu per-cgroup monitoring (v5)
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    On Thu, 2010-11-18 at 12:40 +0200, Stephane Eranian wrote:
    > This kernel patch adds the ability to filter monitoring based on
    > container groups (cgroups). This is for use in per-cpu mode only.
    >
    > The cgroup to monitor is passed as a file descriptor in the pid
    > argument to the syscall. The file descriptor must be opened to
    > the cgroup name in the cgroup filesystem. For instance, if the
    > cgroup name is foo and cgroupfs is mounted in /cgroup, then the
    > file descriptor is opened to /cgroup/foo. Cgroup mode is
    > activated by passing PERF_FLAG_PID_CGROUP in the flags argument
    > to the syscall.
    >
    > For instance to measure in cgroup foo on CPU1 assuming
    > cgroupfs is mounted under /cgroup:
    >
    > struct perf_event_attr attr;
    > int cgroup_fd, fd;
    >
    > cgroup_fd = open("/cgroup/foo", O_RDONLY);
    > fd = perf_event_open(&attr, cgroup_fd, 1, -1, PERF_FLAG_PID_CGROUP);
    > close(cgroup_fd);
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>

    Could you please split this patch:
    - pure code movement
    - time accounting changes
    - event_filter_match() stuff
    - cgroup thing

    From a quick reading it doesn't look bad, but I want an ACK from the
    cgroup people -- specifically if they're OK with the filedesc juggling
    thing, because I know the sysfs people objected to such tricks.

    Also, it might make sense to add a CONFIG_PERF_CGROUP, even if you want
    it automagically set if CONFIG_PERF && CONFIG_CGROUP, its easier to find
    all related code if its under a single CONFIG_var.




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