---

yaml
---
r: 288319
b: refs/heads/master
c: 5727347
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  288317: 1019ae2
  288315: 4e33815
  288311: 689add9
  288303: bcf63a2
  288287: 5d4ae2c
  288255: 5852ec8
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 81caaf2503be8fbb738ea4f124063dcc24958397
+refs/heads/master: 5727347180ebc6b4a866fcbe00dcb39cc03acb37

trunk/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int __init armpmu_register(struct arm_pmu *armpmu, char *name, int type);
 
 u64 armpmu_event_update(struct perf_event *event,
 			struct hw_perf_event *hwc,
-			int idx, int overflow);
+			int idx);
 
 int armpmu_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event,
 			    struct hw_perf_event *hwc,

trunk/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ armpmu_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event,
 u64
 armpmu_event_update(struct perf_event *event,
 		    struct hw_perf_event *hwc,
-		    int idx, int overflow)
+		    int idx)
 {
 	struct arm_pmu *armpmu = to_arm_pmu(event->pmu);
 	u64 delta, prev_raw_count, new_raw_count;
@@ -193,13 +193,7 @@ armpmu_event_update(struct perf_event *event,
 			     new_raw_count) != prev_raw_count)
 		goto again;
 
-	new_raw_count &= armpmu->max_period;
-	prev_raw_count &= armpmu->max_period;
-
-	if (overflow)
-		delta = armpmu->max_period - prev_raw_count + new_raw_count + 1;
-	else
-		delta = new_raw_count - prev_raw_count;
+	delta = (new_raw_count - prev_raw_count) & armpmu->max_period;
 
 	local64_add(delta, &event->count);
 	local64_sub(delta, &hwc->period_left);
@@ -216,7 +210,7 @@ armpmu_read(struct perf_event *event)
 	if (hwc->idx < 0)
 		return;
 
-	armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, hwc->idx, 0);
+	armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, hwc->idx);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -232,7 +226,7 @@ armpmu_stop(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
 	if (!(hwc->state & PERF_HES_STOPPED)) {
 		armpmu->disable(hwc, hwc->idx);
 		barrier(); /* why? */
-		armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, hwc->idx, 0);
+		armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, hwc->idx);
 		hwc->state |= PERF_HES_STOPPED | PERF_HES_UPTODATE;
 	}
 }
@@ -518,7 +512,13 @@ __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	hwc->config_base	    |= (unsigned long)mapping;
 
 	if (!hwc->sample_period) {
-		hwc->sample_period  = armpmu->max_period;
+		/*
+		 * For non-sampling runs, limit the sample_period to half
+		 * of the counter width. That way, the new counter value
+		 * is far less likely to overtake the previous one unless
+		 * you have some serious IRQ latency issues.
+		 */
+		hwc->sample_period  = armpmu->max_period >> 1;
 		hwc->last_period    = hwc->sample_period;
 		local64_set(&hwc->period_left, hwc->sample_period);
 	}

trunk/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c

@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ armv6pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num,
 			continue;
 
 		hwc = &event->hw;
-		armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, idx, 1);
+		armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, idx);
 		data.period = event->hw.last_period;
 		if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
 			continue;

trunk/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c

@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static irqreturn_t armv7pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num, void *dev)
 			continue;
 
 		hwc = &event->hw;
-		armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, idx, 1);
+		armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, idx);
 		data.period = event->hw.last_period;
 		if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
 			continue;

trunk/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ xscale1pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num, void *dev)
 			continue;
 
 		hwc = &event->hw;
-		armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, idx, 1);
+		armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, idx);
 		data.period = event->hw.last_period;
 		if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
 			continue;
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ xscale2pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num, void *dev)
 			continue;
 
 		hwc = &event->hw;
-		armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, idx, 1);
+		armpmu_event_update(event, hwc, idx);
 		data.period = event->hw.last_period;
 		if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
 			continue;