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>
19 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
20 #include <asm/kdebug.h>
22 static int profile_timer_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
23 unsigned long val, void *data)
25 struct die_args *args = (struct die_args *)data;
26 int ret = NOTIFY_DONE;
30 oprofile_add_sample(args->regs, 0);
39 static struct notifier_block profile_timer_exceptions_nb = {
40 .notifier_call = profile_timer_exceptions_notify,
45 static int timer_start(void)
47 if (register_die_notifier(&profile_timer_exceptions_nb))
53 static void timer_stop(void)
55 unregister_die_notifier(&profile_timer_exceptions_nb);
56 synchronize_sched(); /* Allow already-started NMIs to complete. */
60 int __init op_nmi_timer_init(struct oprofile_operations * ops)
62 if ((nmi_watchdog != NMI_IO_APIC) || (atomic_read(&nmi_active) <= 0))
65 ops->start = timer_start;
66 ops->stop = timer_stop;
67 ops->cpu_type = "timer";
68 printk(KERN_INFO "oprofile: using NMI timer interrupt.\n");