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[discussions] rr everywhere

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Can rr work if

  1. intel hybrid cores on KVM or hyper-v: It seems that PMU won't work if you are in KVM on intel hybrid cores, can anyone confirm that? @rocallahan I learned from your blog that you've built a new computer with an Intel hybrid-core processor.
    [added] I can confirm that PMU doesn't work on Intel hybrid cores in Hyper-V, nor does it work in VMware Workstation even for 11th-gen Intel CPUs that aren't hybrid cores.
  2. AMD Zen on hypervisor: the workaround may work on bare mental, but not for hypervisor like hyper-v.
  3. You can't get access to PMU: Don't worry, have you noticed rr.soft? I've tested it, and it passed 99% of the tests.

Summary: 1. and 2. , If you are on hypervisor with intel hybrid cores or AMD zen, or you are in VMware Workstation with newer intel cpus, you have trouble running rr.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported PMU limitations across KVM, Hyper-V, VMware Workstation, Intel hybrid cores, and AMD Zen. Compare the results with the referenced rr.soft project and its reported test coverage; done means clearly documenting which environments rr supports and which remain blocked.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, linux
Domain
devtools, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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