[PATCH 10/10] perf/doc: update design.txt for exclude_{host|guest} flags
From: mpe@ellerman.id.au (Michael Ellerman)
Date: 2018-11-20 11:32:32
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From: mpe@ellerman.id.au (Michael Ellerman)
Date: 2018-11-20 11:32:32
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linux-alpha, linuxppc-dev, lkml
Andrew Murray [off-list ref] writes:
Update design.txt to reflect the presence of the exclude_host and exclude_guest perf flags. Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <redacted> --- tools/perf/design.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)diff --git a/tools/perf/design.txt b/tools/perf/design.txt index a28dca2..7de7d83 100644 --- a/tools/perf/design.txt +++ b/tools/perf/design.txt@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ The 'exclude_user', 'exclude_kernel' and 'exclude_hv' bits provide a way to request that counting of events be restricted to times when the CPU is in user, kernel and/or hypervisor mode. +Furthermore the 'exclude_host' and 'exclude_guest' bits provide a way +to request counting of events restricted to guest and host contexts when +using virtualisation.
How does exclude_host differ from exclude_hv ? cheers