oprofile, x86: Add kernel parameter oprofile.cpu_type=timer
We need this to better test x86 NMI timer mode. Otherwise it is very
hard to setup systems with NMI timer enabled, but we have this e.g. in
virtual machine environments.
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 854ed5ca..f7735a1 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1848,6 +1848,9 @@
arch_perfmon: [X86] Force use of architectural
perfmon on Intel CPUs instead of the
CPU specific event set.
+ timer: [X86] Force use of architectural NMI
+ timer mode (see also oprofile.timer
+ for generic hr timer mode)
oops=panic Always panic on oopses. Default is to just kill the
process, but there is a small probability of
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index 68894fd..7ca4d43 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -613,24 +613,36 @@
return 0;
}
-static int force_arch_perfmon;
-static int force_cpu_type(const char *str, struct kernel_param *kp)
+enum __force_cpu_type {
+ reserved = 0, /* do not force */
+ timer,
+ arch_perfmon,
+};
+
+static int force_cpu_type;
+
+static int set_cpu_type(const char *str, struct kernel_param *kp)
{
- if (!strcmp(str, "arch_perfmon")) {
- force_arch_perfmon = 1;
+ if (!strcmp(str, "timer")) {
+ force_cpu_type = timer;
+ printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: forcing NMI timer mode\n");
+ } else if (!strcmp(str, "arch_perfmon")) {
+ force_cpu_type = arch_perfmon;
printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: forcing architectural perfmon\n");
+ } else {
+ force_cpu_type = 0;
}
return 0;
}
-module_param_call(cpu_type, force_cpu_type, NULL, NULL, 0);
+module_param_call(cpu_type, set_cpu_type, NULL, NULL, 0);
static int __init ppro_init(char **cpu_type)
{
__u8 cpu_model = boot_cpu_data.x86_model;
struct op_x86_model_spec *spec = &op_ppro_spec; /* default */
- if (force_arch_perfmon && cpu_has_arch_perfmon)
+ if (force_cpu_type == arch_perfmon && cpu_has_arch_perfmon)
return 0;
/*
@@ -697,6 +709,9 @@
if (!cpu_has_apic)
return -ENODEV;
+ if (force_cpu_type == timer)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
switch (vendor) {
case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
/* Needs to be at least an Athlon (or hammer in 32bit mode) */