[tip:perf/urgent] perf symbols: Add 'arch_cpu_idle' to the list of kernel idle symbols
From: tip-bot for Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Fri Jan 11 2019 - 02:49:41 EST
Commit-ID: 549aff770ccfec368aa8f0652dbce8b1e8e6715a
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/549aff770ccfec368aa8f0652dbce8b1e8e6715a
Author: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 16:19:24 -0300
Committer: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 16:21:15 -0300
perf symbols: Add 'arch_cpu_idle' to the list of kernel idle symbols
When testing 'perf top' on a armhf system (32-bit, Orange Pi Zero), I
noticed that 'arch_cpu_idle' dominated, add it to the list of idle
symbols, so that we can see what is that being done when not idle.
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-4q2b5g4p2hrstrhp9t2mrlho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/symbol.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 01f2c7385e38..48efad6d0f90 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ out:
static bool symbol__is_idle(const char *name)
{
const char * const idle_symbols[] = {
+ "arch_cpu_idle",
"cpu_idle",
"cpu_startup_entry",
"intel_idle",