The armv8pmu_enable_event_counter function issues an isb instruction
after enabling a pair of counters - this doesn't provide any value
and is inconsistent with the armv8pmu_disable_event_counter.

In any case armv8pmu_enable_event_counter is always called with the
PMU stopped. Starting the PMU with armv8pmu_start results in an isb
instruction being issued.

Let's remove the unnecessary isb instruction.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.mur...@arm.com>
---
 arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index 8e38d52..de564ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -652,7 +652,6 @@ static inline void armv8pmu_enable_event_counter(struct 
perf_event *event)
        armv8pmu_enable_counter(idx);
        if (armv8pmu_event_is_chained(event))
                armv8pmu_enable_counter(idx - 1);
-       isb();
 }
 
 static inline int armv8pmu_disable_counter(int idx)
-- 
2.7.4

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