Transition to using the new generic PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT method for
failing a sampling event when no PMU interrupt is available.
Signed-off-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.wea...@maine.edu>
diff --git a/arch/metag/kernel/perf/perf_event.c
b/arch/metag/kernel/perf/perf_event.c
index 5cc4d4d..02c0873 100644
--- a/arch/metag/kernel/perf/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/metag/kernel/perf/perf_event.c
@@ -568,16 +568,6 @@ static int _hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
return -EINVAL;
/*
- * Early cores have "limited" counters - they have no overflow
- * interrupts - and so are unable to do sampling without extra work
- * and timer assistance.
- */
- if (metag_pmu->max_period == 0) {
- if (hwc->sample_period)
- return -EINVAL;
- }
-
- /*
* Don't assign an index until the event is placed into the hardware.
* -1 signifies that we're still deciding where to put it. On SMP
* systems each core has its own set of counters, so we can't do any
@@ -866,6 +856,15 @@ static int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
pr_info("enabled with %s PMU driver, %d counters available\n",
metag_pmu->name, metag_pmu->max_events);
+ /*
+ * Early cores have "limited" counters - they have no overflow
+ * interrupts - and so are unable to do sampling without extra work
+ * and timer assistance.
+ */
+ if (metag_pmu->max_period == 0) {
+ metag_pmu->pmu.capabilities |= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT;
+ }
+
/* Initialise the active events and reservation mutex */
atomic_set(&metag_pmu->active_events, 0);
mutex_init(&metag_pmu->reserve_mutex);
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