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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/perf_counter.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/perf_counter.h | 49 |
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_counter.h b/include/linux/perf_counter.h index 8e6460fb4c02..9ba1822272c7 100644 --- a/include/linux/perf_counter.h +++ b/include/linux/perf_counter.h @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ enum perf_counter_sample_format { PERF_SAMPLE_TID = 1U << 1, PERF_SAMPLE_TIME = 1U << 2, PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR = 1U << 3, - PERF_SAMPLE_GROUP = 1U << 4, + PERF_SAMPLE_READ = 1U << 4, PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN = 1U << 5, PERF_SAMPLE_ID = 1U << 6, PERF_SAMPLE_CPU = 1U << 7, @@ -127,16 +127,32 @@ enum perf_counter_sample_format { }; /* - * Bits that can be set in attr.read_format to request that - * reads on the counter should return the indicated quantities, - * in increasing order of bit value, after the counter value. + * The format of the data returned by read() on a perf counter fd, + * as specified by attr.read_format: + * + * struct read_format { + * { u64 value; + * { u64 time_enabled; } && PERF_FORMAT_ENABLED + * { u64 time_running; } && PERF_FORMAT_RUNNING + * { u64 id; } && PERF_FORMAT_ID + * } && !PERF_FORMAT_GROUP + * + * { u64 nr; + * { u64 time_enabled; } && PERF_FORMAT_ENABLED + * { u64 time_running; } && PERF_FORMAT_RUNNING + * { u64 value; + * { u64 id; } && PERF_FORMAT_ID + * } cntr[nr]; + * } && PERF_FORMAT_GROUP + * }; */ enum perf_counter_read_format { PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED = 1U << 0, PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING = 1U << 1, PERF_FORMAT_ID = 1U << 2, + PERF_FORMAT_GROUP = 1U << 3, - PERF_FORMAT_MAX = 1U << 3, /* non-ABI */ + PERF_FORMAT_MAX = 1U << 4, /* non-ABI */ }; #define PERF_ATTR_SIZE_VER0 64 /* sizeof first published struct */ @@ -343,10 +359,8 @@ enum perf_event_type { * struct { * struct perf_event_header header; * u32 pid, tid; - * u64 value; - * { u64 time_enabled; } && PERF_FORMAT_ENABLED - * { u64 time_running; } && PERF_FORMAT_RUNNING - * { u64 parent_id; } && PERF_FORMAT_ID + * + * struct read_format values; * }; */ PERF_EVENT_READ = 8, @@ -364,11 +378,22 @@ enum perf_event_type { * { u32 cpu, res; } && PERF_SAMPLE_CPU * { u64 period; } && PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD * - * { u64 nr; - * { u64 id, val; } cnt[nr]; } && PERF_SAMPLE_GROUP + * { struct read_format values; } && PERF_SAMPLE_READ * * { u64 nr, * u64 ips[nr]; } && PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN + * + * # + * # The RAW record below is opaque data wrt the ABI + * # + * # That is, the ABI doesn't make any promises wrt to + * # the stability of its content, it may vary depending + * # on event, hardware, kernel version and phase of + * # the moon. + * # + * # In other words, PERF_SAMPLE_RAW contents are not an ABI. + * # + * * { u32 size; * char data[size];}&& PERF_SAMPLE_RAW * }; @@ -694,6 +719,8 @@ struct perf_sample_data { extern int perf_counter_overflow(struct perf_counter *counter, int nmi, struct perf_sample_data *data); +extern void perf_counter_output(struct perf_counter *counter, int nmi, + struct perf_sample_data *data); /* * Return 1 for a software counter, 0 for a hardware counter |