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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] perf: use hrtimer for event multiplexing
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On Fri, 2012-09-07 at 16:29 +0200, Stephane Eranian wrote:
> @@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ static LIST_HEAD(pmus);
> static DEFINE_MUTEX(pmus_lock);
> static struct srcu_struct pmus_srcu;
>
> +struct perf_cpu_hrtimer {
> + struct hrtimer hrtimer;
> + int active;
> +};
> +
> +static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct list_head, rotation_list);
> +
> +static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_cpu_hrtimer, perf_cpu_hrtimer);


How about sticking the hrtimer in perf_cpu_context so you can have a
different rotation interval per PMU ?

Sorta like e9d2b064149ff7ef4acbc65a1b9374ac8b218d3e removed. Stopping
the timer when the PMU isn't over committed should solve the NOHZ
problem I think.


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