linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: add cpu_idle tracepoints to arch_cpu

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Date:	Wed, 16 Sep 2015 15:47:38 +0100
From:	Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>
To:	Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...vell.com>
Cc:	Catalin Marinas <Catalin.Marinas@....com>,
	Will Deacon <Will.Deacon@....com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: add cpu_idle tracepoints to arch_cpu_idle

On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 03:23:21PM +0100, Jisheng Zhang wrote:
> Currently, if cpuidle is disabled or not supported, powertop reports
> zero wakeups and zero events. This is due to the cpu_idle tracepoints
> are missing.
> 
> This patch is to make cpu_idle tracepoints always available even if
> cpuidle is disabled or not supported.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...vell.com>

Is there a reason why this code cannot be moved to the generic idle loop ?

Thanks,
Lorenzo

> ---
>  arch/arm64/kernel/process.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
> index 223b093..f75b540 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
> @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
>  #include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
>  #include <linux/personality.h>
>  #include <linux/notifier.h>
> +#include <trace/events/power.h>
>  
>  #include <asm/compat.h>
>  #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
> @@ -75,8 +76,10 @@ void arch_cpu_idle(void)
>  	 * This should do all the clock switching and wait for interrupt
>  	 * tricks
>  	 */
> +	trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(1, smp_processor_id());
>  	cpu_do_idle();
>  	local_irq_enable();
> +	trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(PWR_EVENT_EXIT, smp_processor_id());
>  }
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
> -- 
> 2.5.1
> 
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