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When an event is programmed with attr.wakeup_events=N (N>0), it means the caller is interested in getting a user level notification after N samples have been recorded in the kernel sampling buffer. With precise events on Intel processors, the kernel uses PEBS. The kernel tries minimize sampling overhead by verifying if the event configuration is compatible with multi-entry PEBS mode. If so, the kernel is notified only when the buffer has reached its threshold. Other PEBS operates in single-entry mode, the kenrel is notified for each PEBS sample. The problem is that the current implementation look at frequency mode and event sample_type but ignores the wakeup_events field. Thus, it may not be possible to receive a notification after each precise event. This patch fixes this problem by disabling multi-entry PEBS if wakeup_events is non-zero. Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@maine.edu> Cc: kan.liang@intel.com Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190306195048.189514-1-eranian@google.com Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.