[PATCH v1 11/11] x86: perf: intel_bts: Add core dump related functionality

From: Alexander Shishkin
Date: Thu Feb 06 2014 - 05:51:47 EST


BTS data can be used in process core dumps. This patch implements itrace
core dump related hooks that will configure and output BTS traces into
a core file.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c
index 0a08969..20a19b2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_bts.c
@@ -436,6 +436,26 @@ static void bts_event_read(struct perf_event *event)
{
}

+static size_t bts_trace_core_size(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void bts_trace_core_output(struct coredump_params *cprm,
+ struct perf_event *event,
+ unsigned long len)
+{
+ struct bts_buffer *buf = itrace_event_get_priv(event);
+ u64 head = local64_read(&buf->head);
+
+ if (head < len) {
+ dump_emit(cprm, buf->buf + head, buf->real_size - head);
+ dump_emit(cprm, buf->buf, len - buf->real_size + head);
+ } else
+ dump_emit(cprm, buf->buf + head - len, len);
+ itrace_event_put(event);
+}
+
static __init int bts_init(void)
{
int ret, cpu;
@@ -459,6 +479,8 @@ static __init int bts_init(void)
bts_pmu.pmu.read = bts_event_read;
bts_pmu.alloc_buffer = bts_buffer_itrace_alloc;
bts_pmu.free_buffer = bts_buffer_itrace_free;
+ bts_pmu.core_size = bts_trace_core_size;
+ bts_pmu.core_output = bts_trace_core_output;
bts_pmu.name = "intel_bts";

ret = itrace_pmu_register(&bts_pmu);
--
1.8.5.2

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