linux-kernel - [PATCH] perf_events: fix BTS interrupt handling to avoid being dazed by NMI

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Date:	Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:09:01 +0200
From:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...e.hu, paulus@...ba.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, fweisbec@...il.com,
	perfmon2-devel@...ts.sf.net, eranian@...il.com, eranian@...gle.com,
	robert.richter@....com, dzickus@...hat.com
Subject: [PATCH] perf_events: fix BTS interrupt handling to avoid being dazed by NMI

Fix a bug introduced with commit de725de and the change in the meaning of the
return value of intel_pmu_handle_irq(). With the current code, when you are
using the BTS, you get 'dazed by NMI' each time the BTS buffer fills up.

BTS does interrupt on the PMU vector, thus NMI. You need to take this
into account in the return value of the function.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
--

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index ee05c90..b4d2e1c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -713,18 +713,18 @@ static int intel_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc;
 	int bit, loops;
 	u64 status;
-	int handled = 0;
+	int handled;
 
 	perf_sample_data_init(&data, 0);
 
 	cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
 
 	intel_pmu_disable_all();
-	intel_pmu_drain_bts_buffer();
+	handled = intel_pmu_drain_bts_buffer();
 	status = intel_pmu_get_status();
 	if (!status) {
 		intel_pmu_enable_all(0);
-		return 0;
+		return handled;
 	}
 
 	loops = 0;
--
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