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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/evlist.c35
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/evlist.h1
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/evsel.c1
3 files changed, 22 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index df0610e9c61b..b498eecbe850 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -116,24 +116,25 @@ event_t *perf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int cpu)
unsigned int old = md->prev;
unsigned char *data = md->base + page_size;
event_t *event = NULL;
- int diff;
-
- /*
- * If we're further behind than half the buffer, there's a chance
- * the writer will bite our tail and mess up the samples under us.
- *
- * If we somehow ended up ahead of the head, we got messed up.
- *
- * In either case, truncate and restart at head.
- */
- diff = head - old;
- if (diff > md->mask / 2 || diff < 0) {
- fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to keep up with mmap data.\n");
+ if (evlist->overwrite) {
/*
- * head points to a known good entry, start there.
+ * If we're further behind than half the buffer, there's a chance
+ * the writer will bite our tail and mess up the samples under us.
+ *
+ * If we somehow ended up ahead of the head, we got messed up.
+ *
+ * In either case, truncate and restart at head.
*/
- old = head;
+ int diff = head - old;
+ if (diff > md->mask / 2 || diff < 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: failed to keep up with mmap data.\n");
+
+ /*
+ * head points to a known good entry, start there.
+ */
+ old = head;
+ }
}
if (old != head) {
@@ -166,5 +167,9 @@ event_t *perf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int cpu)
}
md->prev = old;
+
+ if (!evlist->overwrite)
+ perf_mmap__write_tail(md, old);
+
return event;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index acbe48eac608..2706ae40c8b3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct perf_evlist {
int nr_entries;
int nr_fds;
int mmap_len;
+ bool overwrite;
event_t event_copy;
struct perf_mmap *mmap;
struct pollfd *pollfd;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 76ab553637d6..f98b3e585039 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ int perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct cpu_map *cpus,
perf_evlist__alloc_pollfd(evlist, cpus->nr, threads->nr) < 0)
return -ENOMEM;
+ evlist->overwrite = overwrite;
evlist->mmap_len = (pages + 1) * page_size;
first_evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);