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authorRobert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>2011-10-11 17:11:08 +0200
committerRobert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>2011-11-04 16:27:18 +0100
commitdcfce4a095932e6e95d83ad982be3609947963bc (patch)
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parentoprofile: Remove exit function for timer mode (diff)
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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>
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diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 4b0669cbb3b0..2505740b81d2 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ config OPROFILE_EVENT_MULTIPLEX
config HAVE_OPROFILE
bool
+config OPROFILE_NMI_TIMER
+ def_bool y
+ depends on PERF_EVENTS && HAVE_PERF_EVENTS_NMI
+
config KPROBES
bool "Kprobes"
depends on MODULES