Qt 5.13 | Qt Test | Linux Performance Events, version 3.7

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# Linux Performance Events, version 3.7

Allows access to the Linux kernel's performance events.

Used on Linux and Android in the Qt Test module. Note that this is a copy of the respective Linux header, and the clarifications of the Linux Syscall Note apply.

The sources can be found in work/qtbase-everywhere-src-5.13.2/src/testlib/3rdparty/linux_perf_event_p.h.

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      Copyright (C) 2008-2009, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
      Copyright (C) 2008-2011, Red Hat, Inc., Ingo Molnar
      Copyright (C) 2008-2011, Red Hat, Inc., Peter Zijlstra

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