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perf_event_open

set up performance monitoring

sys_perf_event_open(struct perf_event_attr *attr_uptr, pid_t pid, int cpu, int group_fd, unsigned long flags)
number298 (0x12a)
abicommon
entry pointsys_perf_event_open
sinceLinux 3.3
man pageperf_event_open(2)
sourceelixir.bootlin.com

Registers

registervalue
rax298, the syscall number
rdistruct perf_event_attr *attr_uptr
rsipid_t pid
rdxint cpu
r10int group_fd
r8unsigned long flags
raxthe return value

Then run syscall to enter the kernel.

Same syscall on other architectures

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