linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/16] perf, mmap: Factor out perf_get

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Message-Id: <1396883078-25320-5-git-send-email-jean.pihet@linaro.org>
Date:	Mon,  7 Apr 2014 17:04:26 +0200
From:	Jean Pihet <jean.pihet@...aro.org>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>
Cc:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@...aro.org>,
	Jean Pihet <jean.pihet@...aro.org>
Subject: [PATCH 04/16] perf, mmap: Factor out perf_get_fd()

From: Robert Richter <robert.richter@...aro.org>

This new function creates a new fd for an event. We need this later to
get a fd from a persistent event.

Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@...aro.org>
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jean Pihet <jean.pihet@...aro.org>
---
 kernel/events/core.c     | 14 ++++++++------
 kernel/events/internal.h |  1 +
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 22ec8f0..9857475 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -4206,6 +4206,11 @@ static const struct file_operations perf_fops = {
 	.fasync			= perf_fasync,
 };
 
+int perf_get_fd(struct perf_event *event, int f_flags)
+{
+	return anon_inode_getfd("[perf_event]", &perf_fops, event, f_flags);
+}
+
 /*
  * Perf event wakeup
  *
@@ -7028,7 +7033,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 	struct perf_event *event, *sibling;
 	struct perf_event_attr attr;
 	struct perf_event_context *ctx;
-	struct file *event_file = NULL;
 	struct fd group = {NULL, 0};
 	struct task_struct *task = NULL;
 	struct pmu *pmu;
@@ -7189,10 +7193,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 			goto err_context;
 	}
 
-	event_file = anon_inode_getfile("[perf_event]", &perf_fops, event,
-					f_flags);
-	if (IS_ERR(event_file)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(event_file);
+	event_fd = perf_get_fd(event, f_flags);
+	if (event_fd < 0) {
+		err = event_fd;
 		goto err_context;
 	}
 
@@ -7257,7 +7260,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 	 * perf_group_detach().
 	 */
 	fdput(group);
-	fd_install(event_fd, event_file);
 	return event_fd;
 
 err_context:
diff --git a/kernel/events/internal.h b/kernel/events/internal.h
index e9007ff..5f1f92d 100644
--- a/kernel/events/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/events/internal.h
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@ static inline void put_event(struct perf_event *event)
 
 extern int perf_alloc_rb(struct perf_event *event, int nr_pages, int flags);
 extern void perf_free_rb(struct perf_event *event);
+extern int perf_get_fd(struct perf_event *event, int f_flags);
 
 #endif /* _KERNEL_EVENTS_INTERNAL_H */
-- 
1.7.11.7

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