Re: [patch for 2.6.26 0/7] Architecture Independent Markers

[Ingo Molnar]

* Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> >> >  NACK-ed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> >> [...]
> >> I wonder why nobody doesn't fix this serious problem until now. [...]
> 
> Frankly, the "problem" has not yet been established.  Ingo has failed 
> to respond to Mathieu's analysis of the actual instruction streams, 
> which cast doubt on Ingo's technique of simply counting bytes. [...]

uhm no. The "difference" is due to Matthieu counting on the platform 
that is most favorable to his argument: 32-bit, while i counted on 
64-bit where most servers operate (and where instrumentation micro-cost 
actually matters).

	Ingo
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