linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Return EINVAL when precise

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Date:   Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:11:16 +0000
From:   James Clark <James.Clark@....com>
To:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
CC:     "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, nd <nd@....com>,
        Mark Rutland <Mark.Rutland@....com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        Tan Xiaojun <tanxiaojun@...wei.com>,
        Al Grant <Al.Grant@....com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Return EINVAL when precise_ip perf events are
 requested on Arm

Hi Will,

Yes you're right, I've somehow managed to post a version of the patch
from before I built and tested it.

I will repost it shortly with the other change split out as well.


Thanks
James 

On 17/01/2020 13:05, Will Deacon wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 10:58:55AM +0000, James Clark wrote:
>>> diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
>>> index df352b334ea7..4ddbdb93b3b6 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
>>> @@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ armpmu_map_event(struct perf_event *event,
>>>  	u64 config = event->attr.config;
>>>  	int type = event->attr.type;
>>>  
>>> +	if (event->attr.precise)
>>> +		return -EINVAL;
> 
> Also, does this field even exist? Guessing you mean 'precise_ip', but
> then that means this hasn't even seen a compiler :(
> 
> Will
>