Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull perf updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "Bigger kernel side changes:

   - Add backwards writing capability to the perf ring-buffer code,
     which is preparation for future advanced features like robust
     'overwrite support' and snapshot mode.  (Wang Nan)

   - Add pause and resume ioctls for the perf ringbuffer (Wang Nan)

   - x86 Intel cstate code cleanups and reorgnization (Thomas Gleixner)

   - x86 Intel uncore and CPU PMU driver updates (Kan Liang, Peter
     Zijlstra)

   - x86 AUX (Intel PT) related enhancements and updates (Alexander
     Shishkin)

   - x86 MSR PMU driver enhancements and updates (Huang Rui)

   - ... and lots of other changes spread out over 40+ commits.

  Biggest tooling side changes:

   - 'perf trace' features and enhancements.  (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

   - BPF tooling updates (Wang Nan)

   - 'perf sched' updates (Jiri Olsa)

   - 'perf probe' updates (Masami Hiramatsu)

   - ... plus 200+ other enhancements, fixes and cleanups to tools/

  The merge commits, the shortlog and the changelogs contain a lot more
  details"

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (249 commits)
  perf/core: Disable the event on a truncated AUX record
  perf/x86/intel/pt: Generate PMI in the STOP region as well
  perf buildid-cache: Use lsdir() for looking up buildid caches
  perf symbols: Use lsdir() for the search in kcore cache directory
  perf tools: Use SBUILD_ID_SIZE where applicable
  perf tools: Fix lsdir to set errno correctly
  perf trace: Move seccomp args beautifiers to tools/perf/trace/beauty/
  perf trace: Move flock op beautifier to tools/perf/trace/beauty/
  perf build: Add build-test for debug-frame on arm/arm64
  perf build: Add build-test for libunwind cross-platforms support
  perf script: Fix export of callchains with recursion in db-export
  perf script: Fix callchain addresses in db-export
  perf script: Fix symbol insertion behavior in db-export
  perf symbols: Add dso__insert_symbol function
  perf scripting python: Use Py_FatalError instead of die()
  perf tools: Remove xrealloc and ALLOC_GROW
  perf help: Do not use ALLOC_GROW in add_cmd_list
  perf pmu: Make pmu_formats_string to check return value of strbuf
  perf header: Make topology checkers to check return value of strbuf
  perf tools: Make alias handler to check return value of strbuf
  ...

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 1afe9623c1a7..43fc8d213472 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
 				comm_exec      :  1, /* flag comm events that are due to an exec */
 				use_clockid    :  1, /* use @clockid for time fields */
 				context_switch :  1, /* context switch data */
-				__reserved_1   : 37;
+				write_backward :  1, /* Write ring buffer from end to beginning */
+				__reserved_1   : 36;
 
 	union {
 		__u32		wakeup_events;	  /* wakeup every n events */
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER	_IOW('$', 6, char *)
 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_ID		_IOR('$', 7, __u64 *)
 #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF		_IOW('$', 8, __u32)
+#define PERF_EVENT_IOC_PAUSE_OUTPUT	_IOW('$', 9, __u32)
 
 enum perf_event_ioc_flags {
 	PERF_IOC_FLAG_GROUP		= 1U << 0,