Merge branch 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  perf: Fix the software context switch counter
  perf, x86: Fixup Kconfig deps
  x86, perf, nmi: Disable perf if counters are not accessible
  perf: Fix inherit vs. context rotation bug

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index ed6310183efb..6d75b9145b13 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -381,6 +381,20 @@ static void release_pmc_hardware(void) {}
 
 #endif
 
+static bool check_hw_exists(void)
+{
+	u64 val, val_new = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	val = 0xabcdUL;
+	ret |= checking_wrmsrl(x86_pmu.perfctr, val);
+	ret |= rdmsrl_safe(x86_pmu.perfctr, &val_new);
+	if (ret || val != val_new)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void reserve_ds_buffers(void);
 static void release_ds_buffers(void);
 
@@ -1372,6 +1386,12 @@ void __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
 
 	pmu_check_apic();
 
+	/* sanity check that the hardware exists or is emulated */
+	if (!check_hw_exists()) {
+		pr_cont("Broken PMU hardware detected, software events only.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	pr_cont("%s PMU driver.\n", x86_pmu.name);
 
 	if (x86_pmu.quirks)