oprofile: introduce module_param oprofile.cpu_type
This patch removes module_param oprofile.force_arch_perfmon and
introduces oprofile.cpu_type=archperfmon instead. This new parameter
can be reused for other models and architectures.
Currently only archperfmon is supported.
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 9b9566b..6ce5f48 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1650,11 +1650,13 @@
oprofile.timer= [HW]
Use timer interrupt instead of performance counters
- oprofile.force_arch_perfmon=1 [X86]
- Force use of architectural perfmon instead of
- the CPU specific event set.
- This might be useful if you have older oprofile
- userland or if you want common events over Intel CPUs.
+ oprofile.cpu_type= Force an oprofile cpu type
+ This might be useful if you have an older oprofile
+ userland or if you want common events.
+ Format: { archperfmon }
+ archperfmon: [X86] Force use of architectural
+ perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the
+ CPU specific event set.
osst= [HW,SCSI] SCSI Tape Driver
Format: <buffer_size>,<write_threshold>
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index 3308147..3b285e6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -386,8 +386,17 @@
return 0;
}
-int force_arch_perfmon;
-module_param(force_arch_perfmon, int, 0);
+static int force_arch_perfmon;
+static int force_cpu_type(const char *str, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+ if (!strcmp(str, "archperfmon")) {
+ force_arch_perfmon = 1;
+ printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: forcing architectural perfmon\n");
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+module_param_call(cpu_type, force_cpu_type, NULL, NULL, 0);
static int __init ppro_init(char **cpu_type)
{