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@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ config OPROFILE
If unsure, say N.
+config OPROFILE_IBS
+ bool "OProfile AMD IBS support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ default n
+ depends on OPROFILE && SMP && X86
+ help
+ Instruction-Based Sampling (IBS) is a new profiling
+ technique that provides rich, precise program performance
+ information. IBS is introduced by AMD Family10h processors
+ (AMD Opteron Quad-Core processor “Barcelona”) to overcome
+ the limitations of conventional performance counter
+ sampling.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config HAVE_OPROFILE
def_bool n