# Re: \[PATCH V2 0/6\] perf: New conditional branch filter

- From: Anshuman Khandual \<hidden\>
- Date: 2013-09-21 06:46:56 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2013/09/4120053
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/lkml/2013/08/4109232/t.md

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On 09/21/2013 12:11 PM, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> On 08/30/2013 05:18 PM, Stephane Eranian wrote:
>> 2013/8/30 Anshuman Khandual [ref]
>>>>
>>>>         This patchset is the re-spin of the original branch stack sampling
>>>> patchset which introduced new PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND filter. This patchset
>>>> also enables SW based branch filtering support for PPC64 platforms which have
>>>> branch stack sampling support. With this new enablement, the branch filter support
>>>> for PPC64 platforms have been extended to include all these combinations discussed
>>>> below with a sample test application program.
>>>>
>>>>
>> I am trying to understand which HW has support for capturing the
>> branches: PPC7 or PPC8.
>> Then it seems you're saying that only PPC8 has the filtering support.
>> On PPC7 you use the
>> SW filter. Did I get this right?
>>
>> I will look at the patch set.
>>
> 
> Hey Stephane,
> 
> Just wondering if you got a chance to go though the patchset ?


s/though/through/
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