Merge branch 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  perf, x86, nmi: Move LVT un-masking into irq handlers
  perf events, x86: Work around the Nehalem AAJ80 erratum
  perf, x86: Fix BTS condition
  ftrace: Build without frame pointers on Microblaze

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 632e5dc9c9c0..e638689279d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -613,8 +613,8 @@ static int x86_setup_perfctr(struct perf_event *event)
 	/*
 	 * Branch tracing:
 	 */
-	if ((attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS) &&
-	    (hwc->sample_period == 1)) {
+	if (attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS &&
+	    !attr->freq && hwc->sample_period == 1) {
 		/* BTS is not supported by this architecture. */
 		if (!x86_pmu.bts_active)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -1288,6 +1288,16 @@ static int x86_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);
 
+	/*
+	 * Some chipsets need to unmask the LVTPC in a particular spot
+	 * inside the nmi handler.  As a result, the unmasking was pushed
+	 * into all the nmi handlers.
+	 *
+	 * This generic handler doesn't seem to have any issues where the
+	 * unmasking occurs so it was left at the top.
+	 */
+	apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
+
 	for (idx = 0; idx < x86_pmu.num_counters; idx++) {
 		if (!test_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask)) {
 			/*
@@ -1374,8 +1384,6 @@ perf_event_nmi_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	}
 
-	apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
-
 	handled = x86_pmu.handle_irq(args->regs);
 	if (!handled)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;