linux/kernel/events
Robert Richter dcfce4a095 oprofile, x86: Reimplement nmi timer mode using perf event
The legacy x86 nmi watchdog code was removed with the implementation
of the perf based nmi watchdog. This broke Oprofile's nmi timer
mode. To run nmi timer mode we relied on a continuous ticking nmi
source which the nmi watchdog provided. The nmi tick was no longer
available and current watchdog can not be used anymore since it runs
with very long periods in the range of seconds. This patch
reimplements the nmi timer mode using a perf counter nmi source.

V2:
* removing pr_info()
* fix undefined reference to `__udivdi3' for 32 bit build
* fix section mismatch of .cpuinit.data:nmi_timer_cpu_nb
* removed nmi timer setup in arch/x86
* implemented function stubs for op_nmi_init/exit()
* made code more readable in oprofile_init()

V3:
* fix architectural initialization in oprofile_init()
* fix CONFIG_OPROFILE_NMI_TIMER dependencies

Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
2011-11-04 16:27:18 +01:00
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core.c oprofile, x86: Reimplement nmi timer mode using perf event 2011-11-04 16:27:18 +01:00
hw_breakpoint.c perf: Add context field to perf_event 2011-07-01 11:06:38 +02:00
internal.h perf: Remove the nmi parameter from the swevent and overflow interface 2011-07-01 11:06:35 +02:00
Makefile perf: Split up buffer handling from core code 2011-06-09 12:57:54 +02:00
ring_buffer.c perf: Remove the perf_output_begin(.sample) argument 2011-07-01 11:06:35 +02:00