This patch introduces new branch filter PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND which
will extend the existing perf ABI. Various architectures can provide
this functionality with either with HW filtering support (if present)
or with SW filtering of captured branch instructions.
Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <khand...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Stephane Eranian <eran...@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <a...@linux.intel.com>
---
include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 853bc1c..696f69b4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -163,8 +163,9 @@ enum perf_branch_sample_type {
PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ABORT_TX = 1U << 7, /* transaction aborts */
PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IN_TX = 1U << 8, /* in transaction */
PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_TX = 1U << 9, /* not in transaction */
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND = 1U << 10, /* conditional branches */
- PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX = 1U << 10, /* non-ABI */
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX = 1U << 11, /* non-ABI */
};
#define PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PLM_ALL \
--
1.7.11.7
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