Using FIQ (if it is available) gives perf a better insight into the system by allowing code run with interrupts disabled to be profiled.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson daniel.thompson@linaro.org --- arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h | 2 ++ arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c | 2 +- arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c | 14 +++++++++++--- arch/arm/kernel/traps.c | 4 ++++ 4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h index b1596bd59129..e6c87e393547 100644 --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h @@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ struct arm_pmu {
extern const struct dev_pm_ops armpmu_dev_pm_ops;
+irqreturn_t armpmu_dispatch_irq(int irq, void *dev); + int armpmu_register(struct arm_pmu *armpmu, int type);
u64 armpmu_event_update(struct perf_event *event); diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c index f7c65adaa428..5ae9adf7f18e 100644 --- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ validate_group(struct perf_event *event) return 0; }
-static irqreturn_t armpmu_dispatch_irq(int irq, void *dev) +irqreturn_t armpmu_dispatch_irq(int irq, void *dev) { struct arm_pmu *armpmu; struct platform_device *plat_device; diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c index b30a2645c2f1..e5c9c5d607ab 100644 --- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_cpu.c @@ -177,9 +177,17 @@ static int cpu_pmu_request_irq(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu, irq_handler_t handler) continue; }
- err = request_irq(irq, handler, - IRQF_NOBALANCING | IRQF_NO_THREAD, "arm-pmu", - per_cpu_ptr(&hw_events->percpu_pmu, i)); + err = request_irq( + irq, handler, + IRQF_NOBALANCING | IRQF_NMI, + "arm-pmu", per_cpu_ptr(&hw_events->percpu_pmu, i)); + if (err) { + err = request_irq( + irq, handler, + IRQF_NOBALANCING | IRQF_NO_THREAD, + "arm-pmu", + per_cpu_ptr(&hw_events->percpu_pmu, i)); + } if (err) { pr_err("unable to request IRQ%d for ARM PMU counters\n", irq); diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c index 445fdf26b1af..a5ffddeb224e 100644 --- a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ #include <asm/tls.h> #include <asm/system_misc.h> #include <asm/opcodes.h> +#include <asm/pmu.h>
static const char *handler[]= { @@ -466,6 +467,9 @@ die_sig: int arch_filter_nmi_handler(irq_handler_t handler) { irq_handler_t whitelist[] = { +#ifdef CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS + armpmu_dispatch_irq, +#endif }; int i;