[PATCH -tip] perf_counter/x86: Remove masking and unmasking of LVTerror register.

From: Yong Wang
Date: Thu May 28 2009 - 03:33:30 EST


Masking and unmasking of LVT error register become unnecessary as NMI mode will be
used all the time.

Signed-off-by: Yong Wang <yong.y.wang@xxxxxxxxx>

---
perf_counter.c | 6 ------
1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
index 2eeaa99..444bcf2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
@@ -865,22 +865,16 @@ void set_perf_counter_pending(void)

void perf_counters_lapic_init(int nmi)
{
- u32 apic_val;
-
if (!x86_pmu_initialized())
return;

/*
* Enable the performance counter vector in the APIC LVT:
*/
- apic_val = apic_read(APIC_LVTERR);
-
- apic_write(APIC_LVTERR, apic_val | APIC_LVT_MASKED);
if (nmi)
apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
else
apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, LOCAL_PERF_VECTOR);
- apic_write(APIC_LVTERR, apic_val);
}

static int __kprobes
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