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Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

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Pull perf updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "Bigger kernel side changes:

   - Add backwards writing capability to the perf ring-buffer code,
     which is preparation for future advanced features like robust
     'overwrite support' and snapshot mode.  (Wang Nan)

   - Add pause and resume ioctls for the perf ringbuffer (Wang Nan)

   - x86 Intel cstate code cleanups and reorgnization (Thomas Gleixner)

   - x86 Intel uncore and CPU PMU driver updates (Kan Liang, Peter
     Zijlstra)

   - x86 AUX (Intel PT) related enhancements and updates (Alexander
     Shishkin)

   - x86 MSR PMU driver enhancements and updates (Huang Rui)

   - ... and lots of other changes spread out over 40+ commits.

  Biggest tooling side changes:

   - 'perf trace' features and enhancements.  (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

   - BPF tooling updates (Wang Nan)

   - 'perf sched' updates (Jiri Olsa)

   - 'perf probe' updates (Masami Hiramatsu)

   - ... plus 200+ other enhancements, fixes and cleanups to tools/

  The merge commits, the shortlog and the changelogs contain a lot more
  details"

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (249 commits)
  perf/core: Disable the event on a truncated AUX record
  perf/x86/intel/pt: Generate PMI in the STOP region as well
  perf buildid-cache: Use lsdir() for looking up buildid caches
  perf symbols: Use lsdir() for the search in kcore cache directory
  perf tools: Use SBUILD_ID_SIZE where applicable
  perf tools: Fix lsdir to set errno correctly
  perf trace: Move seccomp args beautifiers to tools/perf/trace/beauty/
  perf trace: Move flock op beautifier to tools/perf/trace/beauty/
  perf build: Add build-test for debug-frame on arm/arm64
  perf build: Add build-test for libunwind cross-platforms support
  perf script: Fix export of callchains with recursion in db-export
  perf script: Fix callchain addresses in db-export
  perf script: Fix symbol insertion behavior in db-export
  perf symbols: Add dso__insert_symbol function
  perf scripting python: Use Py_FatalError instead of die()
  perf tools: Remove xrealloc and ALLOC_GROW
  perf help: Do not use ALLOC_GROW in add_cmd_list
  perf pmu: Make pmu_formats_string to check return value of strbuf
  perf header: Make topology checkers to check return value of strbuf
  perf tools: Make alias handler to check return value of strbuf
  ...
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Linus Torvalds 2016-05-16 14:08:43 -07:00
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@ -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 */
@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
#define PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER _IOW('$', 6, char *)
#define PERF_EVENT_IOC_ID _IOR('$', 7, __u64 *)
#define PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF _IOW('$', 8, __u32)
#define PERF_EVENT_IOC_PAUSE_OUTPUT _IOW('$', 9, __u32)
enum perf_event_ioc_flags {
PERF_IOC_FLAG_GROUP = 1U << 0,