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From:   Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
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> I still think that there is value in taking those measurements after we
> enable the counters, as, for instance, for interval mode we want
> measurements with the counters enabled, whatever happens before the
> counters are enabled is just startup time, etc. Jiri, Andi?

Yes I agree. Only the time with counters enabled matters.


-Andi