We call perf_adjust_freq() from perf_counter_task_tick() which is is called under the rq->lock causing lock recursion. However, it's no longer required to be called under the rq->lock, so remove it from under it. Also, fix up some related comments. LKML-Reference: Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra --- include/linux/perf_counter.h | 1 + kernel/perf_counter.c | 3 ++- kernel/sched.c | 3 ++- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/include/linux/perf_counter.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/include/linux/perf_counter.h +++ linux-2.6/include/linux/perf_counter.h @@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ enum perf_event_type { /* * struct { * struct perf_event_header header; + * u64 time; * u64 irq_period; * }; */ Index: linux-2.6/kernel/perf_counter.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/perf_counter.c +++ linux-2.6/kernel/perf_counter.c @@ -2559,7 +2559,8 @@ void perf_counter_munmap(unsigned long a } /* - * + * Log irq_period changes so that analyzing tools can re-normalize the + * event flow. */ static void perf_log_period(struct perf_counter *counter, u64 period) Index: linux-2.6/kernel/sched.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/sched.c +++ linux-2.6/kernel/sched.c @@ -5113,9 +5113,10 @@ void scheduler_tick(void) update_rq_clock(rq); update_cpu_load(rq); curr->sched_class->task_tick(rq, curr, 0); - perf_counter_task_tick(curr, cpu); spin_unlock(&rq->lock); + perf_counter_task_tick(curr, cpu); + #ifdef CONFIG_SMP rq->idle_at_tick = idle_cpu(cpu); trigger_load_balance(rq, cpu); -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/