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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-01-09 12:43:06 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-01-09 12:43:06 -0800
commit4ce5f24193cef2e26f182ce708e94ba1f5fafc0c (patch)
tree300373440be70af7c8ce662d4b30d8103e7c6026 /arch/powerpc/oprofile/common.c
parent7c51d57e9d7fbce89f79c41dc8da383101dbe9c6 (diff)
parenta076aa4f96f40fc75451ae835a1a665ce1faf951 (diff)
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rric/oprofile
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rric/oprofile: (31 commits) powerpc/oprofile: fix whitespaces in op_model_cell.c powerpc/oprofile: IBM CELL: add SPU event profiling support powerpc/oprofile: fix cell/pr_util.h powerpc/oprofile: IBM CELL: cleanup and restructuring oprofile: make new cpu buffer functions part of the api oprofile: remove #ifdef CONFIG_OPROFILE_IBS in non-ibs code ring_buffer: fix ring_buffer_event_length() oprofile: use new data sample format for ibs oprofile: add op_cpu_buffer_get_data() oprofile: add op_cpu_buffer_add_data() oprofile: rework implementation of cpu buffer events oprofile: modify op_cpu_buffer_read_entry() oprofile: add op_cpu_buffer_write_reserve() oprofile: rename variables in add_ibs_begin() oprofile: rename add_sample() in cpu_buffer.c oprofile: rename variable ibs_allowed to has_ibs in op_model_amd.c oprofile: making add_sample_entry() inline oprofile: remove backtrace code for ibs oprofile: remove unused ibs macro oprofile: remove unused components in struct oprofile_cpu_buffer ...
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diff --git a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/common.c b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/common.c
index 17807acb05d9..21f16edf6c8d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/common.c
@@ -132,6 +132,28 @@ static int op_powerpc_create_files(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *root)
oprofilefs_create_ulong(sb, root, "mmcr0", &sys.mmcr0);
oprofilefs_create_ulong(sb, root, "mmcr1", &sys.mmcr1);
oprofilefs_create_ulong(sb, root, "mmcra", &sys.mmcra);
+#ifdef CONFIG_OPROFILE_CELL
+ /* create a file the user tool can check to see what level of profiling
+ * support exits with this kernel. Initialize bit mask to indicate
+ * what support the kernel has:
+ * bit 0 - Supports SPU event profiling in addition to PPU
+ * event and cycles; and SPU cycle profiling
+ * bits 1-31 - Currently unused.
+ *
+ * If the file does not exist, then the kernel only supports SPU
+ * cycle profiling, PPU event and cycle profiling.
+ */
+ oprofilefs_create_ulong(sb, root, "cell_support", &sys.cell_support);
+ sys.cell_support = 0x1; /* Note, the user OProfile tool must check
+ * that this bit is set before attempting to
+ * user SPU event profiling. Older kernels
+ * will not have this file, hence the user
+ * tool is not allowed to do SPU event
+ * profiling on older kernels. Older kernels
+ * will accept SPU events but collected data
+ * is garbage.
+ */
+#endif
#endif
for (i = 0; i < model->num_counters; ++i) {