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Subject: Re: [PATCH V4] perf: event preserve and create across cpu hotplug
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
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From:   Mukesh Ojha <mojha@codeaurora.org>
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Date:   Tue, 18 Jun 2019 19:10:13 +0530
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On 6/18/2019 5:53 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 02:24:51PM +0530, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
>> Perf framework doesn't allow preserving CPU events across
>> CPU hotplugs. The events are scheduled out as and when the
>> CPU walks offline. Moreover, the framework also doesn't
>> allow the clients to create events on an offline CPU. As
>> a result, the clients have to keep on monitoring the CPU
>> state until it comes back online.
>>
>> Therefore,
> That's not a therefore. There's a distinct lack of rationale here. Why
> do you want this?

Thanks Peter for coming back on this.

Missed to send the coverletter,
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/5/31/438
Will resend this with coverletter.

Btw,  This patch

is based on suggestion given by you on this
https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/2/16/763


Thanks.
Mukesh


Thanks.
Mukesh