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tracing,x86: Add a TSC trace_clock
authorDavid Sharp <dhsharp@google.com>
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:18:21 +0000 (12:18 -0800)
committerSteven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:48:27 +0000 (15:48 -0500)
commit8cbd9cc6254065c97c4bac42daa55ba1abe73a8e
treebb52f23f66fc6288e7efbce76ee389af0b52cc85
parent7bcfaf54f591a0775254c4ea679faf615152ee3a
tracing,x86: Add a TSC trace_clock

In order to promote interoperability between userspace tracers and ftrace,
add a trace_clock that reports raw TSC values which will then be recorded
in the ring buffer. Userspace tracers that also record TSCs are then on
exactly the same time base as the kernel and events can be unambiguously
interlaced.

Tested: Enabled a tracepoint and the "tsc" trace_clock and saw very large
timestamp values.

v2:
Move arch-specific bits out of generic code.
v3:
Rename "x86-tsc", cleanups
v7:
Generic arch bits in Kbuild.

Google-Bug-Id: 6980623
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1352837903-32191-1-git-send-email-dhsharp@google.com
Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David Sharp <dhsharp@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
33 files changed:
arch/alpha/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/arm/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/arm64/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/avr32/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/blackfin/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/c6x/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/cris/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/frv/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/h8300/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/hexagon/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/ia64/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/m32r/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/m68k/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/microblaze/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/mips/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/mn10300/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/openrisc/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/parisc/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/powerpc/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/s390/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/score/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/sh/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/sparc/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/tile/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/um/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/unicore32/include/asm/Kbuild
arch/x86/include/asm/trace_clock.h [new file with mode: 0644]
arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
arch/x86/kernel/trace_clock.c [new file with mode: 0644]
arch/xtensa/include/asm/Kbuild
include/asm-generic/trace_clock.h [new file with mode: 0644]
include/linux/trace_clock.h
kernel/trace/trace.c