oprofile, x86: Add kernel parameter oprofile.cpu_type=timer

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We need this to better test x86 NMI timer mode. Otherwise it is very
hard to setup systems with NMI timer enabled, but we have this e.g. in
virtual machine environments.

Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>

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Robert Richter 2011-10-11 19:39:16 +02:00

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Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt

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arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c

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