Re: perf_event_open system call support in powerpc

2011-06-29 Thread ashwath narasimhan
Yep e500mc supports performance counters in hardware. Found the mapping for the kernel call in /arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:03 PM, ashwath narasimhan < ashwath.narasim...@oneconvergence.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am new to the powerpc architecture and I am trying

Re: perf_event_open system call support in powerpc

2011-06-29 Thread Scott Wood
On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:03:10 -0700 ashwath narasimhan wrote: > Hello, > > I am new to the powerpc architecture and I am trying to use > perf_event_open() system call for power pc architecture (e500mc) using > 2.6.32 kernel distribution. Is this system call number supported for power > pc archit

perf_event_open system call support in powerpc

2011-06-28 Thread ashwath narasimhan
Hello, I am new to the powerpc architecture and I am trying to use perf_event_open() system call for power pc architecture (e500mc) using 2.6.32 kernel distribution. Is this system call number supported for power pc architecture? If yes, is there something similar to arch/x86/kernel/syscall_tabl