perf: Dynamic pmu types
Extend the perf_pmu_register() interface to allow for named and
dynamic pmu types.
Because we need to support the existing static types we cannot use
dynamic types for everything, hence provide a type argument.
If we want to enumerate the PMUs they need a name, provide one.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
LKML-Reference: <20101117222056.259707703@chello.nl>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
diff --git a/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index e532582..086adf2 100644
--- a/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@
constraints_initialized = 1;
- perf_pmu_register(&perf_breakpoint);
+ perf_pmu_register(&perf_breakpoint, "breakpoint", PERF_TYPE_BREAKPOINT);
return register_die_notifier(&hw_breakpoint_exceptions_nb);