Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] arm64/perf: Enable PMCR long cycle counter bit

From: Jan Glauber
Date: Tue Feb 16 2016 - 03:19:37 EST


On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 07:55:29PM +0000, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 06:11:59PM +0100, Jan Glauber wrote:
> > @@ -768,8 +776,11 @@ static void armv8pmu_reset(void *info)
> > armv8pmu_disable_intens(idx);
> > }
> >
> > - /* Initialize & Reset PMNC: C and P bits. */
> > - armv8pmu_pmcr_write(ARMV8_PMCR_P | ARMV8_PMCR_C);
> > + /*
> > + * Initialize & Reset PMNC. Request overflow on 64 bit but
> > + * cheat in armv8pmu_write_counter().
>
> Can you expand the comment to mention that the 64-bit overflow is only
> for the cycle counter, please?

OK, how about:

/*
* Initialize & Reset PMNC. Request overflow interrupt for
* 64 bit cycle counter but cheat in armv8pmu_write_counter().
*/

Jan

> Will