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.TP
.B ESRCH
Returned if attempting to attach to a process that does not exist.
-.SH VERSION
+.SH STANDARDS
+Linux.
+.SH HISTORY
.BR perf_event_open ()
was introduced in Linux 2.6.31 but was called
.\" commit 0793a61d4df8daeac6492dbf8d2f3e5713caae5e
.BR perf_counter_open ().
It was renamed in Linux 2.6.32.
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-.SH STANDARDS
-This
-.BR perf_event_open ()
-system call Linux-specific
-and should not be used in programs intended to be portable.
.SH NOTES
The official way of knowing if
.BR perf_event_open ()