CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS is not available for thedefaultarchitecture x86.
Result is shown for architecture sh
Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events
modulename: perf_event_mipsxx.ko
and/orperf_event_xscale.ko
and/orperf_event.ko
configname: CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Kernel features
└─>Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events
In linux kernel since version 2.6.34 (release Date: 2010-05-16)
Enable hardware performance counter support for perf events. If
disabled, perf events will use software events only.
disabled, perf events will use software events only.