linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] x86/oprofile: add module parameter option to force a core 2 cpu

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Date:	Wed, 6 May 2009 14:39:14 +0200
From:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	oprofile-list <oprofile-list@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] x86/oprofile: add module parameter option to force a core 2 cpu

The current userland does not yet fully support all cpu types
implemented in the kernel. With the module parameter:

 oprofile.cpu_type=core_2

the kernel reports a core_2 cpu to the userland on an Intel system and
thus makes oprofile usable with current distros.

Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
---
 Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |    3 ++-
 arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c         |   17 ++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6ce5f48..ea7ead3 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1653,10 +1653,11 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 	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 }
+			Format: { archperfmon | core_2 }
 			archperfmon: [X86] Force use of architectural
 				perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the
 				CPU specific event set.
+			core_2: [X86] On Intel systems: report core_2 CPU.
 
 	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 3b285e6..d7348a2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -386,12 +386,20 @@ static int __init p4_init(char **cpu_type)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int force_arch_perfmon;
+static enum {
+	NONE = 0,
+	ARCH_PERFMON,
+	CORE_2,
+} forced_cpu;
+
 static int force_cpu_type(const char *str, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(str, "archperfmon")) {
-		force_arch_perfmon = 1;
+		forced_cpu = ARCH_PERFMON;
 		printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: forcing architectural perfmon\n");
+	} else if (!strcmp(str, "core_2")) {
+		forced_cpu = CORE_2;
+		printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: forcing core_2\n");
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -402,9 +410,12 @@ static int __init ppro_init(char **cpu_type)
 {
 	__u8 cpu_model = boot_cpu_data.x86_model;
 
-	if (force_arch_perfmon && cpu_has_arch_perfmon)
+	if (forced_cpu == ARCH_PERFMON && cpu_has_arch_perfmon)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (forced_cpu == CORE_2)
+		cpu_model = 15;
+
 	switch (cpu_model) {
 	case 0 ... 2:
 		*cpu_type = "i386/ppro";
-- 
1.6.1.3


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