Missing perf_event Features

and when they finally made it into a mainline kernel

Note this lists changes/fixes relevant to the low level interface as used by PAPI developers. Many other changes are made release to release, mainly to enhance the perf tool itself. I don't track those.

Issues that Still need to be Addressed

Note that some of these fixes were backported to previous stable releases.
5.0 -- Not released yet 4.20 -- 23 December 2018 4.19* -- 22 October 2018 4.18 -- 12 August 2018 4.17 -- 3 June 2018 4.16 -- 1 April 2018 4.15 -- 28 January 2018 4.14 -- 12 November 2017 4.13 -- 3 September 2017 4.12 -- 2 July 2017 4.11 -- 30 April 2017 4.10 -- 19 February 2017 4.9 -- 11 December 2016 4.8 -- 2 October 2016 4.7 -- 24 July 2016 4.6 -- 15 May 2016 4.5 -- 13 March 2015 4.4 -- 10 January 2016 4.3 -- 1 November 2015 4.2 -- 31 August 2015 4.1 -- 22 June 2015 4.0 -- 13 April 2015 3.19 -- 8 February 2014 3.18 -- 7 December 2014 3.17 -- 6 October 2014 3.16 -- 3 August 2014 3.15 -- 8 June 2014 3.14 -- 31 March 2014 3.13 -- 19 January 2014 3.12 -- 3 November 2013 3.11 -- 2 September 2013 3.10 -- 30 June 2013 3.9 -- 28 April 2013 3.8 -- 18 February 2013 3.7 -- 10 December 2012 3.6 -- 1 October 2012 3.5 -- 22 July 2012 3.4 -- 20 May 2012 3.3 -- 19 March 2012 3.2 -- 4 January 2012 3.1 -- 24 October 2011 3.0 -- 22 July 2011 2.6.39 -- 19 May 2011 2.6.38 -- 15 March 2011 2.6.37 -- 5 Jan 2011 2.6.36 -- 21 Oct 2010 2.6.35 -- 1 Aug 2010 2.6.34 -- 17 May 2010 2.6.33 -- 24 Feb 2010 2.6.32 -- 3 Dec 2009 2.6.31 -- 9 Sep 2009

Various resolved issues to Watch For when using Older Kernels


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