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To: Stephane Eranian <eranian@frankl.hpl.hp.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/22] 2.6.22-rc3 perfmon2 : sampling format support
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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Date: 30 May 2007 11:11:32 +0200
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Stephane Eranian <eranian@frankl.hpl.hp.com> writes:
> 
> Each format is identified via a 128-bit UUID which can be requested
> when the context is created with pfm_create_context().

Why does it need a uuid? Isn't a name enough?

There is no documentation how the locking in this file works.

-Andi