Description of problem: xen-unstable cset 16614 fixes methods check_ctrs, start, stop for intel family 6 cpus. Their impact is unclear (the commit message is of not much help).
Author of cset 16614 explains: Yes, c/s 16614 is a simple and clean fix of xenoprof. Previous code enables only one hardware performance monitoring register in Xen HV regardless of how many the user want to use. If xenoprof is not used, it has no other effect.
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in kernel-2.6.18-104.el5 You can download this test kernel from http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5
I think I accidentally changed this, but I it doesn't look like I included the patch yet.
in kernel-2.6.18-107.el5 You can download this test kernel from http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5
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Release note added. If any revisions are required, please set the "requires_release_notes" flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: Cause: intel family 6 CPUs provide several performance counter registers, but we enabled only one. Consequence: Only counter 0 provides samples. Other counters don't produce samples. Fix: Backport relevant fixes from upstream. Result: All counters produce samples. Note that the above actually covers two bzs: this one (Xen) and bug 458824 (bare metal).
Release note updated. If any revisions are required, please set the "requires_release_notes" flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. Diffed Contents: @@ -1,12 +1 @@ -Cause: intel family 6 CPUs provide several performance counter +On Intel processors that return a CPUID family value of 6, only one performance counter register was enabled in kernel-xen. Consequently, only counter 0 provided samples. In this update, this issue has been resolved.-registers, but we enabled only one. - -Consequence: Only counter 0 provides samples. Other counters don't -produce samples. - -Fix: Backport relevant fixes from upstream. - -Result: All counters produce samples. - -Note that the above actually covers two bzs: this one (Xen) and bug -458824 (bare metal).
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*** Bug 430474 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***