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Message-ID: <20090612080855.GA2286@ywang-moblin2.bj.intel.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:08:55 +0800
From: Yong Wang <yong.y.wang@...ux.intel.com>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH -tip] perf_counter/x86: Add a quirk for Atom processors
The fixed-function performance counters do not work on current Atom
processors. Use the general-purpose ones instead.
Signed-off-by: Yong Wang <yong.y.wang@...el.com>
---
perf_counter.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
index 895c82e..4bba0d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
@@ -968,6 +968,12 @@ fixed_mode_idx(struct perf_counter *counter, struct hw_perf_counter *hwc)
if (!x86_pmu.num_counters_fixed)
return -1;
+ /*
+ * Quirk: IA32_FIXED_CTRs do not work on current Atom processors
+ */
+ if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL && boot_cpu_data.x86_model == 28)
+ return -1;
+
event = hwc->config & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENT_MASK;
if (unlikely(event == x86_pmu.event_map(PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS)))
--
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