perf_counter tools: Small frequency related fixes
Create the counter in a disabled state and only enable it after we
mmap() the buffer, this allows us to see the first few samples (and
observe the frequency ramp).
Furthermore, print the period in the verbose report.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
LKML-Reference: <new-submission>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index deaee42..a5698ad 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@
attr->mmap = track;
attr->comm = track;
attr->inherit = (cpu < 0) && inherit;
+ attr->disabled = 1;
track = 0; /* only the first counter needs these */
@@ -402,6 +403,8 @@
error("failed to mmap with %d (%s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
exit(-1);
}
+
+ ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_COUNTER_IOC_ENABLE);
}
static void open_counters(int cpu, pid_t pid)