From 3ca270fc9edb258d5bfa271bcf851614e9e6e7d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Like Xu Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 18:52:38 +0800 Subject: perf/core: Provide a kernel-internal interface to recalibrate event period Currently, perf_event_period() is used by user tools via ioctl. Based on naming convention, exporting perf_event_period() for kernel users (such as KVM) who may recalibrate the event period for their assigned counter according to their requirements. The perf_event_period() is an external accessor, just like the perf_event_{en,dis}able() and should thus use perf_event_ctx_lock(). Suggested-by: Kan Liang Signed-off-by: Like Xu Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini --- include/linux/perf_event.h | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'include/linux/perf_event.h') diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h index 61448c19a132..d601df36e671 100644 --- a/include/linux/perf_event.h +++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h @@ -1336,6 +1336,7 @@ extern void perf_event_disable_local(struct perf_event *event); extern void perf_event_disable_inatomic(struct perf_event *event); extern void perf_event_task_tick(void); extern int perf_event_account_interrupt(struct perf_event *event); +extern int perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 value); #else /* !CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS: */ static inline void * perf_aux_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle, @@ -1415,6 +1416,10 @@ static inline void perf_event_disable(struct perf_event *event) { } static inline int __perf_event_disable(void *info) { return -1; } static inline void perf_event_task_tick(void) { } static inline int perf_event_release_kernel(struct perf_event *event) { return 0; } +static inline int perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 value) +{ + return -EINVAL; +} #endif #if defined(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL) -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b