perf_counter: Accurate period data
We currently log hw.sample_period for PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD, however this is
incorrect. When we adjust the period, it will only take effect the next
cycle but report it for the current cycle. So when we adjust the period
for every cycle, we're always wrong.
Solve this by keeping track of the last_period.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: 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/include/linux/perf_counter.h b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
index d8c0eb4..5b96647 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_counter.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@
};
atomic64_t prev_count;
u64 sample_period;
+ u64 last_period;
atomic64_t period_left;
u64 interrupts;
@@ -606,8 +607,9 @@
extern void perf_counter_update_userpage(struct perf_counter *counter);
struct perf_sample_data {
- struct pt_regs *regs;
- u64 addr;
+ struct pt_regs *regs;
+ u64 addr;
+ u64 period;
};
extern int perf_counter_overflow(struct perf_counter *counter, int nmi,