2 * @file nmi_timer_int.c
4 * @remark Copyright 2003 OProfile authors
5 * @remark Read the file COPYING
7 * @author Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linuxpower.ca>
10 #include <linux/init.h>
11 #include <linux/smp.h>
12 #include <linux/errno.h>
13 #include <linux/oprofile.h>
14 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
15 #include <linux/kdebug.h>
19 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
21 static int profile_timer_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
22 unsigned long val, void *data)
24 struct die_args *args = (struct die_args *)data;
25 int ret = NOTIFY_DONE;
29 oprofile_add_sample(args->regs, 0);
38 static struct notifier_block profile_timer_exceptions_nb = {
39 .notifier_call = profile_timer_exceptions_notify,
44 static int timer_start(void)
46 if (register_die_notifier(&profile_timer_exceptions_nb))
52 static void timer_stop(void)
54 unregister_die_notifier(&profile_timer_exceptions_nb);
55 synchronize_sched(); /* Allow already-started NMIs to complete. */
59 int __init op_nmi_timer_init(struct oprofile_operations *ops)
61 if ((nmi_watchdog != NMI_IO_APIC) || (atomic_read(&nmi_active) <= 0))
64 ops->start = timer_start;
65 ops->stop = timer_stop;
66 ops->cpu_type = "timer";
67 printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: using NMI timer interrupt.\n");