[PATCH V6 1/4] perf: Add new conditional branch filter PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND

From: Anshuman Khandual
Date: Thu May 22 2014 - 03:27:15 EST


This patch introduces new branch filter PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND which
will extend the existing perf ABI. This will filter branches which are
conditional. Various architectures can provide this functionality either
with HW filtering support (if present) or with SW filtering of captured
branch instructions.

Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <khandual@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 853bc1c..696f69b4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -163,8 +163,9 @@ enum perf_branch_sample_type {
PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_ABORT_TX = 1U << 7, /* transaction aborts */
PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_IN_TX = 1U << 8, /* in transaction */
PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_NO_TX = 1U << 9, /* not in transaction */
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_COND = 1U << 10, /* conditional branches */

- PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX = 1U << 10, /* non-ABI */
+ PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_MAX = 1U << 11, /* non-ABI */
};

#define PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PLM_ALL \
--
1.7.11.7

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