linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] perf: fix PERF_EVENT_IOC

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Date:	Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:54:38 +0000
From:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] perf: fix PERF_EVENT_IOC_PERIOD to force-reset the period

From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>

Vince Weaver reports that, on all architectures apart from ARM,
PERF_EVENT_IOC_PERIOD doesn't actually update the period until the next
event fires. This is counter-intuitive behaviour and is better dealt
with in the core code.

This patch ensures that the period is forcefully reset when dealing with
such a request in the core code. A subsequent patch removes the
equivalent hack from the ARM back-end.

Cc: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
---

Peter -- I didn't want this to get lost, so I picked it up, fixed a typo
         and wrote a commit message. Could I add your SoB please?

	 Cheers,
		Will

 kernel/events/core.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index d724e7757cd1..1c626b923ddf 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3527,7 +3527,7 @@ static void perf_event_for_each(struct perf_event *event,
 static int perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 __user *arg)
 {
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx = event->ctx;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0, active;
 	u64 value;
 
 	if (!is_sampling_event(event))
@@ -3551,6 +3551,20 @@ static int perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 __user *arg)
 		event->attr.sample_period = value;
 		event->hw.sample_period = value;
 	}
+
+	active = (event->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE);
+	if (active) {
+		perf_pmu_disable(ctx->pmu);
+		event->pmu->stop(event, PERF_EF_UPDATE);
+	}
+
+	local64_set(&event->hw.period_left, 0);
+
+	if (active) {
+		event->pmu->start(event, PERF_EF_RELOAD);
+		perf_pmu_enable(ctx->pmu);
+	}
+
 unlock:
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->lock);
 
-- 
1.8.2.2

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