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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/4] perf: jevents: Program to convert JSON file to C style file
Hi Andi,

On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 11:40 PM, Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>> So we build tables of all models in the architecture, and choose
>> matching one when compiling perf, right? Can't we do that when
>> building the tables? IOW, why don't we check the VFM and discard
>> non-matching tables? Those non-matching tables are also needed?
>
> We build it for all cpus in an architecture, not all architectures.
> So e.g. for an x86 binary power is not included, and vice versa.

OK.

> It always includes all CPUs for a given architecture, so it's possible
> to use the perf binary on other systems than just the one it was
> build on.

So it selects one at run-time not build-time, good. But I worry about
the size of the intel tables. How large are they? Maybe we can make
it dynamic-loadable if needed..

Thanks,
Namhyung


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