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                        arch_perfmon: [X86] Force use of architectural
                                perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the
                                CPU specific event set.
+                       timer: [X86] Force use of architectural NMI
+                               timer mode (see also oprofile.timer
+                               for generic hr timer mode)
+                               [s390] Force legacy basic mode sampling
+                                (report cpu_type "timer")
 
        oops=panic      Always panic on oopses. Default is to just kill the
                        process, but there is a small probability of