Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] perf tools: add event modifier to request exclusive PMU access | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | Date | Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:59:25 +0200 |
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On Mon, 2012-10-22 at 17:44 +0200, Stephane Eranian wrote: > > I know the answer, because I know what's going on under the > hood. But what about the average user?
I'm still wondering if the avg user really thinks 'instructions' is a useful metric for other than obtaining ipc measurements.
The avg user wants time domain measurements, like what's the most expensive function, or most expensive cache-miss etc..
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