From bf589e32960181fa8cbca7bfdd92265e49dc2dfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Richter Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:33:37 +0100 Subject: oprofile: adding cpu_buffer_entries() This is in preparation for changes in the cpu buffer implementation. Signed-off-by: Robert Richter --- drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) (limited to 'drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h') diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h index e6089768ae66..6055b5678394 100644 --- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h +++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h @@ -81,6 +81,33 @@ struct op_sample *cpu_buffer_read_entry(struct oprofile_cpu_buffer *cpu_buf) return &cpu_buf->buffer[cpu_buf->tail_pos]; } +/* "acquire" as many cpu buffer slots as we can */ +static inline +unsigned long cpu_buffer_entries(struct oprofile_cpu_buffer *b) +{ + unsigned long head = b->head_pos; + unsigned long tail = b->tail_pos; + + /* + * Subtle. This resets the persistent last_task + * and in_kernel values used for switching notes. + * BUT, there is a small window between reading + * head_pos, and this call, that means samples + * can appear at the new head position, but not + * be prefixed with the notes for switching + * kernel mode or a task switch. This small hole + * can lead to mis-attribution or samples where + * we don't know if it's in the kernel or not, + * at the start of an event buffer. + */ + cpu_buffer_reset(b); + + if (head >= tail) + return head - tail; + + return head + (b->buffer_size - tail); +} + /* transient events for the CPU buffer -> event buffer */ #define CPU_IS_KERNEL 1 #define CPU_TRACE_BEGIN 2 -- cgit v1.2.3