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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:55:35 -0400 From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com> Subject: Re: [patch V2 64/64] ftrace: Provide trace clocks monotonic On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:05:25 -0000 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote: > Expose the new NMI safe accessor to clock monotonic to the tracer. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> > Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> > Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com> > --- > kernel/trace/trace.c | 11 ++++++----- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > Index: tip/kernel/trace/trace.c > =================================================================== > --- tip.orig/kernel/trace/trace.c > +++ tip/kernel/trace/trace.c > @@ -806,11 +806,12 @@ static struct { > const char *name; > int in_ns; /* is this clock in nanoseconds? */ > } trace_clocks[] = { > - { trace_clock_local, "local", 1 }, > - { trace_clock_global, "global", 1 }, > - { trace_clock_counter, "counter", 0 }, > - { trace_clock_jiffies, "uptime", 1 }, > - { trace_clock, "perf", 1 }, > + { trace_clock_local, "local", 1 }, > + { trace_clock_global, "global", 1 }, > + { trace_clock_counter, "counter", 0 }, > + { trace_clock_jiffies, "uptime", 1 }, > + { trace_clock, "perf", 1 }, > + { ktime_get_mono_fast_ns, "mono", 1 }, I'm not sure I like the name "mono" because all the clocks listed are considered monolithic (with the view of tracing). What about calling it "user" as I believe this clock is the one that will be used to synchronize userspace times with the kernel. Right? -- Steve > ARCH_TRACE_CLOCKS > }; > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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