This patch introduces multiplexing support for the Oprofile kernel
module. It basically adds a new function pointer in oprofile_operator
allowing each architecture to supply its callback to switch between
different sets of event when the timer expires. Userspace tools can
modify the time slice through /dev/oprofile/time_slice.
It also modifies the number of counters exposed to the userspace through
/dev/oprofile. For example, the number of counters for AMD CPUs are
changed to 32 and multiplexed in the sets of 4.
Signed-off-by: Jason Yeh <jason.yeh@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
Cc: oprofile-list <oprofile-list@lists.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
These functions contain code for all AMD CPUs. The new names fit
better.
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
Cc: oprofile-list <oprofile-list@lists.sourceforge.net>
Cc: Barry Kasindorf <barry.kasindorf@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
This patch implements model specific OProfile init/exit functions for
x86 CPUs. Though there is more rework needed at the initialization
code, this new introduced functions allow it to keep model specific
code in the corresponding op_model_*.c files.
The function interface is the same as for oprofile_arch_init/exit().
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
Cc: oprofile-list <oprofile-list@lists.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Robert Richter
Jason Yeh
Simon Arlott
Thomas Gleixner