linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/6] s390,perf: Use common PMU interrupt disabled code

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Date:	Sun, 15 Jun 2014 02:05:23 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] s390,perf: Use common PMU interrupt disabled code


Transition to using the new generic PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT method for
failing a sampling event when no PMU interrupt is available.

Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>

diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
index ea75d01..d3194de 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/perf_cpum_cf.c
@@ -411,12 +411,6 @@ static int cpumf_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
 	case PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE:
 	case PERF_TYPE_RAW:
-		/* The CPU measurement counter facility does not have overflow
-		 * interrupts to do sampling.  Sampling must be provided by
-		 * external means, for example, by timers.
-		 */
-		if (is_sampling_event(event))
-			return -ENOENT;
 		err = __hw_perf_event_init(event);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -681,6 +675,12 @@ static int __init cpumf_pmu_init(void)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/* The CPU measurement counter facility does not have overflow
+	 * interrupts to do sampling.  Sampling must be provided by
+	 * external means, for example, by timers.
+	 */
+	cpumf_pmu.capabilities |= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT;
+
 	cpumf_pmu.attr_groups = cpumf_cf_event_group();
 	rc = perf_pmu_register(&cpumf_pmu, "cpum_cf", PERF_TYPE_RAW);
 	if (rc) {
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