David,

On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 07:40:53AM -0700, David Rientjes wrote:
> > include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h:
> >     - add TIF_PERFMON which is used for PMU context switching in 
> > __switch_to()
> > 
> 
> You mean TIF_PERFMON_CTXSW and TIF_PERFMON_WORK.
> 
Yes.

> > --- linux-2.6.22.base/include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h     2007-05-29 
> > 03:20:21.000000000 -0700
> > +++ linux-2.6.22/include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h  2007-05-29 
> > 03:24:14.000000000 -0700
> > @@ -112,16 +112,18 @@ static inline struct thread_info *curren
> >  #define TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG 3       /* true if poll_idle() is polling
> >                                        TIF_NEED_RESCHED */
> >  #define TIF_32BIT          4       /* 32 bit binary */
> > -#define TIF_RUNLATCH               5       /* Is the runlatch enabled? */
> > -#define TIF_ABI_PENDING            6       /* 32/64 bit switch needed */
> > +#define TIF_PERFMON_WORK   5       /* work for pfm_handle_work() */
> > +#define TIF_PERFMON_CTXSW  6       /* perfmon needs ctxsw calls */
> >  #define TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT  7       /* syscall auditing active */
> >  #define TIF_SINGLESTEP             8       /* singlestepping active */
> >  #define TIF_MEMDIE         9
> >  #define TIF_SECCOMP                10      /* secure computing */
> >  #define TIF_RESTOREALL             11      /* Restore all regs (implies 
> > NOERROR) */
> > -#define TIF_NOERROR                14      /* Force successful syscall 
> > return */
> > -#define TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK        15      /* Restore signal mask in 
> > do_signal */
> > -#define TIF_FREEZE         16      /* Freezing for suspend */
> > +#define TIF_NOERROR                12      /* Force successful syscall 
> > return */
> > +#define TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK        13      /* Restore signal mask in 
> > do_signal */
> > +#define TIF_FREEZE         14      /* Freezing for suspend */
> > +#define TIF_RUNLATCH               15      /* Is the runlatch enabled? */
> > +#define TIF_ABI_PENDING            16      /* 32/64 bit switch needed */
> >  
> >  /* as above, but as bit values */
> >  #define _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE (1<<TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE)
> > @@ -129,8 +131,8 @@ static inline struct thread_info *curren
> >  #define _TIF_NEED_RESCHED  (1<<TIF_NEED_RESCHED)
> >  #define _TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG        (1<<TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG)
> >  #define _TIF_32BIT         (1<<TIF_32BIT)
> > -#define _TIF_RUNLATCH              (1<<TIF_RUNLATCH)
> > -#define _TIF_ABI_PENDING   (1<<TIF_ABI_PENDING)
> > +#define _TIF_PERFMON_WORK  (1<<TIF_PERFMON_WORK)
> > +#define _TIF_PERFMON_CTXSW (1<<TIF_PERFMON_CTXSW)
> >  #define _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT (1<<TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT)
> >  #define _TIF_SINGLESTEP            (1<<TIF_SINGLESTEP)
> >  #define _TIF_SECCOMP               (1<<TIF_SECCOMP)
> > @@ -138,10 +140,14 @@ static inline struct thread_info *curren
> >  #define _TIF_NOERROR               (1<<TIF_NOERROR)
> >  #define _TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK       (1<<TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)
> >  #define _TIF_FREEZE                (1<<TIF_FREEZE)
> > +#define _TIF_RUNLATCH              (1<<TIF_RUNLATCH)
> > +#define _TIF_ABI_PENDING   (1<<TIF_ABI_PENDING)
> >  #define _TIF_SYSCALL_T_OR_A        
> > (_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT|_TIF_SECCOMP)
> > +#define _TIF_PERFMON_WORK  (1<<TIF_PERFMON_WORK)
> > +#define _TIF_PERFMON_CTXSW (1<<TIF_PERFMON_CTXSW)
> >  
> > -#define _TIF_USER_WORK_MASK        ( _TIF_SIGPENDING | \
> > -                            _TIF_NEED_RESCHED | _TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)
> > +#define _TIF_USER_WORK_MASK        (_TIF_SIGPENDING | \
> > +                            _TIF_NEED_RESCHED | _TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK| 
> > _TIF_PERFMON_WORK)
> >  #define _TIF_PERSYSCALL_MASK       (_TIF_RESTOREALL|_TIF_NOERROR)
> 
> No need to move _TIF_RUNLATCH or _TIF_ABI_PENDING.
> 

Well, that was done by IBM to simplify the code in entry_64.S dealing with 
_TIF_USER_WORK_MASK
would not have to add extra instructions to load the constant, i.e., it had to 
fit within the 16
low order  bits.

> >  
> >  /* Bits in local_flags */
> > diff --exclude=.git -urp linux-2.6.22.base/include/asm-powerpc/unistd.h 
> > linux-2.6.22/include/asm-powerpc/unistd.h
> > --- linux-2.6.22.base/include/asm-powerpc/unistd.h  2007-05-29 
> > 03:17:57.000000000 -0700
> > +++ linux-2.6.22/include/asm-powerpc/unistd.h       2007-05-29 
> > 03:24:14.000000000 -0700
> > @@ -330,10 +330,22 @@
> >  #define __NR_signalfd              305
> >  #define __NR_timerfd               306
> >  #define __NR_eventfd               307
> > +#define __NR_pfm_create_context    308
> > +#define __NR_pfm_write_pmcs        (__NR_pfm_create_context+1)
> > +#define __NR_pfm_write_pmds        (__NR_pfm_create_context+2)
> > +#define __NR_pfm_read_pmds (__NR_pfm_create_context+3)
> > +#define __NR_pfm_load_context      (__NR_pfm_create_context+4)
> > +#define __NR_pfm_start             (__NR_pfm_create_context+5)
> > +#define __NR_pfm_stop              (__NR_pfm_create_context+6)
> > +#define __NR_pfm_restart   (__NR_pfm_create_context+7)
> > +#define __NR_pfm_create_evtsets    (__NR_pfm_create_context+8)
> > +#define __NR_pfm_getinfo_evtsets (__NR_pfm_create_context+9)
> > +#define __NR_pfm_delete_evtsets (__NR_pfm_create_context+10)
> > +#define __NR_pfm_unload_context    (__NR_pfm_create_context+11)
> >  
> >  #ifdef __KERNEL__
> >  
> > -#define __NR_syscalls              308
> > +#define __NR_syscalls              319
> >  
> 
> The highest numbered syscall, __NR_pfm_create_context+11, is 319 and 
> __NR_syscalls is set to the same, which is wrong.
> 
You mean, it is off by one, right? Should be 320, then.

Thanks for your feedback.


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-Stephane
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