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    [IA64] alternate perfmon handler · a1ecf7f6
    Tony Luck authored
    Patch from Charles Spirakis
    
    Some linux customers want to optimize their applications on the latest
    hardware but are not yet willing to upgrade to the latest kernel. This
    patch provides a way to plug in an alternate, basic, and GPL'ed PMU
    subsystem to help with their monitoring needs or for specialty work. It
    can also be used in case of serious unexpected bugs in perfmon. Mutual
    exclusion between the two subsystems is guaranteed, hence no conflict
    can arise from both subsystem being present.
    Acked-by: default avatarStephane Eranian <eranian@hpl.hp.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarTony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
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