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perf counters: implement PERF_COUNT_TASK_CLOCK
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Impact: add new perf-counter type

The 'task clock' counter counts the amount of time a task is executing,
in nanoseconds. It stops ticking when a task is scheduled out either due
to it blocking, sleeping or it being preempted.

This counter type is a Linux kernel based abstraction, it is available
even if the hardware does not support native hardware performance counters.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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Ingo Molnar committed Dec 11, 2008
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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions include/linux/perf_counter.h
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Expand Up @@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ enum hw_event_types {
*/
PERF_COUNT_CPU_CLOCK = -1,
PERF_COUNT_TASK_CLOCK = -2,
PERF_COUNT_PAGE_FAULTS = -3,
PERF_COUNT_CONTEXT_SWITCHES = -4,
/*
* Future software events:
*/
/* PERF_COUNT_PAGE_FAULTS = -3,
PERF_COUNT_CONTEXT_SWITCHES = -4, */
};

/*
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22 changes: 22 additions & 0 deletions kernel/perf_counter.c
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Expand Up @@ -855,6 +855,25 @@ static const struct hw_perf_counter_ops perf_ops_cpu_clock = {
.hw_perf_counter_read = cpu_clock_perf_counter_read,
};

static void task_clock_perf_counter_enable(struct perf_counter *counter)
{
}

static void task_clock_perf_counter_disable(struct perf_counter *counter)
{
}

static void task_clock_perf_counter_read(struct perf_counter *counter)
{
atomic64_counter_set(counter, current->se.sum_exec_runtime);
}

static const struct hw_perf_counter_ops perf_ops_task_clock = {
.hw_perf_counter_enable = task_clock_perf_counter_enable,
.hw_perf_counter_disable = task_clock_perf_counter_disable,
.hw_perf_counter_read = task_clock_perf_counter_read,
};

static const struct hw_perf_counter_ops *
sw_perf_counter_init(struct perf_counter *counter)
{
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case PERF_COUNT_CPU_CLOCK:
hw_ops = &perf_ops_cpu_clock;
break;
case PERF_COUNT_TASK_CLOCK:
hw_ops = &perf_ops_task_clock;
break;
default:
break;
}
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