2016-10-14 20:32:11

by Vince Weaver

Subject: [patch] perf_event_open.2: PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP branch_sample_type

Linux 4.2 added a new branch_sample_type: PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP

Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <[email protected]>

diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
index afdee49..cd49cbb 100644
--- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
+++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
@@ -1247,6 +1247,10 @@ Any return branch.
.B PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_CALL
Indirect calls.
.TP
+.BR PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP " (since Linux 4.2)"
+.\" commit c9fdfa14c3792c0160849c484e83aa57afd80ccc
+Indirect jumps.
+.TP
.BR PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND " (since Linux 3.16)"
.\" commit bac52139f0b7ab31330e98fd87fc5a2664951050
Conditional branches.

2016-10-15 07:14:31

by Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)

Subject: Re: [patch] perf_event_open.2: PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP branch_sample_type

On 10/14/2016 10:31 PM, Vince Weaver wrote:
>
> Linux 4.2 added a new branch_sample_type: PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP

Thanks, Vince. Applied!

Cheers,

Michael

> Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <[email protected]>
>
> diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> index afdee49..cd49cbb 100644
> --- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
> +++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
> @@ -1247,6 +1247,10 @@ Any return branch.
> .B PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_CALL
> Indirect calls.
> .TP
> +.BR PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IND_JUMP " (since Linux 4.2)"
> +.\" commit c9fdfa14c3792c0160849c484e83aa57afd80ccc
> +Indirect jumps.
> +.TP
> .BR PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND " (since Linux 3.16)"
> .\" commit bac52139f0b7ab31330e98fd87fc5a2664951050
> Conditional branches.
>


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