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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/builtin-record.c22
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index d7886307f6f4..caf927978d92 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -115,27 +115,11 @@ static void mmap_read(struct perf_mmap *md)
unsigned char *data = md->base + page_size;
unsigned long size;
void *buf;
- int diff;
- /*
- * If we're further behind than half the buffer, there's a chance
- * the writer will bite our tail and mess up the samples under us.
- *
- * If we somehow ended up ahead of the head, we got messed up.
- *
- * In either case, truncate and restart at head.
- */
- diff = head - old;
- if (diff < 0) {
- fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to keep up with mmap data\n");
- /*
- * head points to a known good entry, start there.
- */
- old = head;
- }
+ if (old == head)
+ return;
- if (old != head)
- samples++;
+ samples++;
size = head - old;