linux-kernel - [tip:perf/urgent] perf symbols: Add 'arch_cpu_idle' to the list of kernel idle symbols

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Date:   Thu, 10 Jan 2019 23:49:31 -0800
From:   tip-bot for Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <tipbot@...or.com>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        adrian.hunter@...el.com, tglx@...utronix.de, namhyung@...nel.org,
        mingo@...nel.org, jolsa@...nel.org, acme@...hat.com
Subject: [tip:perf/urgent] perf symbols: Add 'arch_cpu_idle' to the list of
 kernel idle symbols

Commit-ID:  549aff770ccfec368aa8f0652dbce8b1e8e6715a
Gitweb:     https://git.kernel.org/tip/549aff770ccfec368aa8f0652dbce8b1e8e6715a
Author:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
AuthorDate: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 16:19:24 -0300
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 16:21:15 -0300

perf symbols: Add 'arch_cpu_idle' to the list of kernel idle symbols

When testing 'perf top' on a armhf system (32-bit, Orange Pi Zero), I
noticed that 'arch_cpu_idle' dominated, add it to the list of idle
symbols, so that we can see what is that being done when not idle.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-4q2b5g4p2hrstrhp9t2mrlho@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/symbol.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 01f2c7385e38..48efad6d0f90 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ out:
 static bool symbol__is_idle(const char *name)
 {
 	const char * const idle_symbols[] = {
+		"arch_cpu_idle",
 		"cpu_idle",
 		"cpu_startup_entry",
 		"intel_idle",