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-rw-r--r--include/linux/perf_event.h28
-rw-r--r--include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h3
-rw-r--r--kernel/events/core.c48
-rw-r--r--kernel/events/ring_buffer.c16
4 files changed, 85 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index b8b195fbe787..85749ae8cb5f 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -834,14 +834,24 @@ extern int perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
struct perf_sample_data *data,
struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern void perf_event_output_forward(struct perf_event *event,
+ struct perf_sample_data *data,
+ struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern void perf_event_output_backward(struct perf_event *event,
+ struct perf_sample_data *data,
+ struct pt_regs *regs);
extern void perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
- struct perf_sample_data *data,
- struct pt_regs *regs);
+ struct perf_sample_data *data,
+ struct pt_regs *regs);
static inline bool
is_default_overflow_handler(struct perf_event *event)
{
- return (event->overflow_handler == perf_event_output);
+ if (likely(event->overflow_handler == perf_event_output_forward))
+ return true;
+ if (unlikely(event->overflow_handler == perf_event_output_backward))
+ return true;
+ return false;
}
extern void
@@ -1051,8 +1061,20 @@ static inline bool has_aux(struct perf_event *event)
return event->pmu->setup_aux;
}
+static inline bool is_write_backward(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+ return !!event->attr.write_backward;
+}
+
extern int perf_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
struct perf_event *event, unsigned int size);
+extern int perf_output_begin_forward(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
+ struct perf_event *event,
+ unsigned int size);
+extern int perf_output_begin_backward(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
+ struct perf_event *event,
+ unsigned int size);
+
extern void perf_output_end(struct perf_output_handle *handle);
extern unsigned int perf_output_copy(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
const void *buf, unsigned int len);
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index a3c19034d5f8..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 */
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 21ba024c9ed1..eabeb2aec00f 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5694,9 +5694,13 @@ void perf_prepare_sample(struct perf_event_header *header,
}
}
-void perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
- struct perf_sample_data *data,
- struct pt_regs *regs)
+static void __always_inline
+__perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
+ struct perf_sample_data *data,
+ struct pt_regs *regs,
+ int (*output_begin)(struct perf_output_handle *,
+ struct perf_event *,
+ unsigned int))
{
struct perf_output_handle handle;
struct perf_event_header header;
@@ -5706,7 +5710,7 @@ void perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
perf_prepare_sample(&header, data, event, regs);
- if (perf_output_begin(&handle, event, header.size))
+ if (output_begin(&handle, event, header.size))
goto exit;
perf_output_sample(&handle, &header, data, event);
@@ -5717,6 +5721,30 @@ exit:
rcu_read_unlock();
}
+void
+perf_event_output_forward(struct perf_event *event,
+ struct perf_sample_data *data,
+ struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+ __perf_event_output(event, data, regs, perf_output_begin_forward);
+}
+
+void
+perf_event_output_backward(struct perf_event *event,
+ struct perf_sample_data *data,
+ struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+ __perf_event_output(event, data, regs, perf_output_begin_backward);
+}
+
+void
+perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
+ struct perf_sample_data *data,
+ struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+ __perf_event_output(event, data, regs, perf_output_begin);
+}
+
/*
* read event_id
*/
@@ -8153,8 +8181,11 @@ perf_event_alloc(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
if (overflow_handler) {
event->overflow_handler = overflow_handler;
event->overflow_handler_context = context;
+ } else if (is_write_backward(event)){
+ event->overflow_handler = perf_event_output_backward;
+ event->overflow_handler_context = NULL;
} else {
- event->overflow_handler = perf_event_output;
+ event->overflow_handler = perf_event_output_forward;
event->overflow_handler_context = NULL;
}
@@ -8389,6 +8420,13 @@ perf_event_set_output(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event *output_event)
goto out;
/*
+ * Either writing ring buffer from beginning or from end.
+ * Mixing is not allowed.
+ */
+ if (is_write_backward(output_event) != is_write_backward(event))
+ goto out;
+
+ /*
* If both events generate aux data, they must be on the same PMU
*/
if (has_aux(event) && has_aux(output_event) &&
diff --git a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
index 60be55a64040..c49bab42dc57 100644
--- a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
@@ -230,10 +230,24 @@ out:
return -ENOSPC;
}
+int perf_output_begin_forward(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
+ struct perf_event *event, unsigned int size)
+{
+ return __perf_output_begin(handle, event, size, false);
+}
+
+int perf_output_begin_backward(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
+ struct perf_event *event, unsigned int size)
+{
+ return __perf_output_begin(handle, event, size, true);
+}
+
int perf_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
struct perf_event *event, unsigned int size)
{
- return __perf_output_begin(handle, event, size, false);
+
+ return __perf_output_begin(handle, event, size,
+ unlikely(is_write_backward(event)));
}
unsigned int perf_output_copy(struct perf_output_handle *handle,