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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2011-2918

CVE-2011-2918

Description

The Performance Events subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not properly handle event overflows associated with PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK events, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application.

Affected products

1
  • Linux/Kernel
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <3.1

Patches

1
a8b0ca17b80e

perf: Remove the nmi parameter from the swevent and overflow interface

https://github.com/torvalds/linuxPeter ZijlstraJun 27, 2011via nvd-ref
commit
46 files changed · +119 −141
  • arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ static void alpha_perf_event_irq_handler(unsigned long la_ptr,
 	data.period = event->hw.last_period;
 
 	if (alpha_perf_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx)) {
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs)) {
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs)) {
 			/* Interrupts coming too quickly; "throttle" the
 			 * counter, i.e., disable it for a little while.
 			 */
  • arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v6.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ armv6pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num,
 		if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
 			continue;
 
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, &data, regs))
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			armpmu->disable(hwc, idx);
 	}
  • arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_v7.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ static irqreturn_t armv7pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num, void *dev)
 		if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
 			continue;
 
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, &data, regs))
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			armpmu->disable(hwc, idx);
 	}
  • arch/arm/kernel/perf_event_xscale.c+2 −2 modified
    @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ xscale1pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num, void *dev)
 		if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
 			continue;
 
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, &data, regs))
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			armpmu->disable(hwc, idx);
 	}
 
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ xscale2pmu_handle_irq(int irq_num, void *dev)
 		if (!armpmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
 			continue;
 
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, &data, regs))
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			armpmu->disable(hwc, idx);
 	}
  • arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static long ptrace_hbp_idx_to_num(int idx)
 /*
  * Handle hitting a HW-breakpoint.
  */
-static void ptrace_hbptriggered(struct perf_event *bp, int unused,
+static void ptrace_hbptriggered(struct perf_event *bp,
 				     struct perf_sample_data *data,
 				     struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
  • arch/arm/kernel/swp_emulate.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static int swp_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int instr)
 	unsigned int address, destreg, data, type;
 	unsigned int res = 0;
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, regs->ARM_pc);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, regs->ARM_pc);
 
 	if (current->pid != previous_pid) {
 		pr_debug("\"%s\" (%ld) uses deprecated SWP{B} instruction\n",
  • arch/arm/mm/fault.c+3 −3 modified
    @@ -318,11 +318,11 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	fault = __do_page_fault(mm, addr, fsr, tsk);
 	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);
 	if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR)
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, regs, addr);
 	else if (fault & VM_FAULT_MINOR)
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, regs, addr);
 
 	/*
 	 * Handle the "normal" case first - VM_FAULT_MAJOR / VM_FAULT_MINOR
  • arch/mips/kernel/perf_event.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ handle_associated_event(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
 	if (!mipspmu_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
 		return;
 
-	if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, data, regs))
+	if (perf_event_overflow(event, data, regs))
 		mipspmu->disable_event(idx);
 }
  • arch/mips/kernel/traps.c+4 −4 modified
    @@ -578,12 +578,12 @@ static int simulate_llsc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int opcode)
 {
 	if ((opcode & OPCODE) == LL) {
 		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-				1, 0, regs, 0);
+				1, regs, 0);
 		return simulate_ll(regs, opcode);
 	}
 	if ((opcode & OPCODE) == SC) {
 		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-				1, 0, regs, 0);
+				1, regs, 0);
 		return simulate_sc(regs, opcode);
 	}
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static int simulate_rdhwr(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int opcode)
 		int rd = (opcode & RD) >> 11;
 		int rt = (opcode & RT) >> 16;
 		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-				1, 0, regs, 0);
+				1, regs, 0);
 		switch (rd) {
 		case 0:		/* CPU number */
 			regs->regs[rt] = smp_processor_id();
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static int simulate_sync(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int opcode)
 {
 	if ((opcode & OPCODE) == SPEC0 && (opcode & FUNC) == SYNC) {
 		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-				1, 0, regs, 0);
+				1, regs, 0);
 		return 0;
 	}
  • arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c+2 −3 modified
    @@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ static void emulate_load_store_insn(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	unsigned long value;
 	unsigned int res;
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-		      1, 0, regs, 0);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * This load never faults.
@@ -517,7 +516,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_ade(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	mm_segment_t seg;
 
 	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS,
-			1, 0, regs, regs->cp0_badvaddr);
+			1, regs, regs->cp0_badvaddr);
 	/*
 	 * Did we catch a fault trying to load an instruction?
 	 * Or are we running in MIPS16 mode?
  • arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c+1 −2 modified
    @@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ static int cop1Emulate(struct pt_regs *xcp, struct mips_fpu_struct *ctx,
 	}
 
       emul:
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,
-			1, 0, xcp, 0);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, xcp, 0);
 	MIPS_FPU_EMU_INC_STATS(emulated);
 	switch (MIPSInst_OPCODE(ir)) {
 	case ldc1_op:{
  • arch/mips/mm/fault.c+3 −5 modified
    @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long writ
 	 * the fault.
 	 */
 	fault = handle_mm_fault(mm, vma, address, write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 	if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_OOM)
 			goto out_of_memory;
@@ -154,12 +154,10 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long writ
 		BUG();
 	}
 	if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ,
-				1, 0, regs, address);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, regs, address);
 		tsk->maj_flt++;
 	} else {
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN,
-				1, 0, regs, address);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, regs, address);
 		tsk->min_flt++;
 	}
  • arch/powerpc/include/asm/emulated_ops.h+2 −2 modified
    @@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ extern void ppc_warn_emulated_print(const char *type);
 #define PPC_WARN_EMULATED(type, regs)					\
 	do {								\
 		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS,		\
-			1, 0, regs, 0);					\
+			1, regs, 0);					\
 		__PPC_WARN_EMULATED(type);				\
 	} while (0)
 
 #define PPC_WARN_ALIGNMENT(type, regs)					\
 	do {								\
 		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS,		\
-			1, 0, regs, regs->dar);				\
+			1, regs, regs->dar);				\
 		__PPC_WARN_EMULATED(type);				\
 	} while (0)
  • arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c+3 −3 modified
    @@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ struct pmu power_pmu = {
  * here so there is no possibility of being interrupted.
  */
 static void record_and_restart(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long val,
-			       struct pt_regs *regs, int nmi)
+			       struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	u64 period = event->hw.sample_period;
 	s64 prev, delta, left;
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ static void record_and_restart(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long val,
 		if (event->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR)
 			perf_get_data_addr(regs, &data.addr);
 
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, nmi, &data, regs))
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			power_pmu_stop(event, 0);
 	}
 }
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ static void perf_event_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		if ((int)val < 0) {
 			/* event has overflowed */
 			found = 1;
-			record_and_restart(event, val, regs, nmi);
+			record_and_restart(event, val, regs);
 		}
 	}
  • arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event_fsl_emb.c+3 −3 modified
    @@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static struct pmu fsl_emb_pmu = {
  * here so there is no possibility of being interrupted.
  */
 static void record_and_restart(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long val,
-			       struct pt_regs *regs, int nmi)
+			       struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	u64 period = event->hw.sample_period;
 	s64 prev, delta, left;
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static void record_and_restart(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long val,
 		perf_sample_data_init(&data, 0);
 		data.period = event->hw.last_period;
 
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, nmi, &data, regs))
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			fsl_emb_pmu_stop(event, 0);
 	}
 }
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static void perf_event_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs)
 			if (event) {
 				/* event has overflowed */
 				found = 1;
-				record_and_restart(event, val, regs, nmi);
+				record_and_restart(event, val, regs);
 			} else {
 				/*
 				 * Disabled counter is negative,
  • arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ void user_disable_single_step(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
-void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp, int nmi,
+void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp,
 		      struct perf_sample_data *data, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr attr;
  • arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c+3 −3 modified
    @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 		die("Weird page fault", regs, SIGSEGV);
 	}
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
 	/* When running in the kernel we expect faults to occur only to
 	 * addresses in user space.  All other faults represent errors in the
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ int __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 	}
 	if (ret & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
 		current->maj_flt++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,
 				     regs, address);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_SMLPAR
 		if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_CMO)) {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 #endif
 	} else {
 		current->min_flt++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1,
 				     regs, address);
 	}
 	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
  • arch/s390/mm/fault.c+3 −3 modified
    @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static inline int do_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, int access,
 		goto out;
 
 	address = trans_exc_code & __FAIL_ADDR_MASK;
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 	flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
 	if (access == VM_WRITE || (trans_exc_code & store_indication) == 0x400)
 		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_WRITE;
@@ -345,11 +345,11 @@ static inline int do_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, int access,
 	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
 			tsk->maj_flt++;
-			perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
+			perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,
 				      regs, address);
 		} else {
 			tsk->min_flt++;
-			perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
+			perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1,
 				      regs, address);
 		}
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
  • arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static inline int put_stack_long(struct task_struct *task, int offset,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp, int nmi,
+void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp,
 		      struct perf_sample_data *data, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr attr;
  • arch/sh/kernel/traps_32.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ int handle_unaligned_access(insn_size_t instruction, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	 */
 	if (!expected) {
 		unaligned_fixups_notify(current, instruction, regs);
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0,
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1,
 			      regs, address);
 	}
  • arch/sh/kernel/traps_64.c+4 −4 modified
    @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int misaligned_load(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
 	destreg = (opcode >> 4) & 0x3f;
 	if (user_mode(regs)) {
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int misaligned_store(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
 	srcreg = (opcode >> 4) & 0x3f;
 	if (user_mode(regs)) {
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static int misaligned_fpu_load(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
 	destreg = (opcode >> 4) & 0x3f;
 	if (user_mode(regs)) {
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static int misaligned_fpu_store(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
 	srcreg = (opcode >> 4) & 0x3f;
 	if (user_mode(regs)) {
  • arch/sh/math-emu/math.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ int do_fpu_inst(unsigned short inst, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 	struct sh_fpu_soft_struct *fpu = &(tsk->thread.xstate->softfpu);
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
 	if (!(task_thread_info(tsk)->status & TS_USEDFPU)) {
 		/* initialize once. */
  • arch/sh/mm/fault_32.c+3 −3 modified
    @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	if ((regs->sr & SR_IMASK) != SR_IMASK)
 		local_irq_enable();
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
 	/*
 	 * If we're in an interrupt, have no user context or are running
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	}
 	if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
 		tsk->maj_flt++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,
 				     regs, address);
 	} else {
 		tsk->min_flt++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1,
 				     regs, address);
 	}
  • arch/sh/mm/tlbflush_64.c+3 −3 modified
    @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long writeaccess,
 	/* Not an IO address, so reenable interrupts */
 	local_irq_enable();
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
 	/*
 	 * If we're in an interrupt or have no user
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long writeaccess,
 
 	if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
 		tsk->maj_flt++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,
 				     regs, address);
 	} else {
 		tsk->min_flt++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1,
 				     regs, address);
 	}
  • arch/sparc/kernel/perf_event.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ static int __kprobes perf_event_nmi_handler(struct notifier_block *self,
 		if (!sparc_perf_event_set_period(event, hwc, idx))
 			continue;
 
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs))
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			sparc_pmu_stop(event, 0);
 	}
  • arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_32.c+2 −2 modified
    @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ asmlinkage void kernel_unaligned_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int insn)
 		unsigned long addr = compute_effective_address(regs, insn);
 		int err;
 
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);
 		switch (dir) {
 		case load:
 			err = do_int_load(fetch_reg_addr(((insn>>25)&0x1f),
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ asmlinkage void user_unaligned_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int insn)
 		}
 
 		addr = compute_effective_address(regs, insn);
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);
 		switch(dir) {
 		case load:
 			err = do_int_load(fetch_reg_addr(((insn>>25)&0x1f),
  • arch/sparc/kernel/unaligned_64.c+6 −6 modified
    @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ asmlinkage void kernel_unaligned_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int insn)
 
 		addr = compute_effective_address(regs, insn,
 						 ((insn >> 25) & 0x1f));
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, addr);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);
 		switch (asi) {
 		case ASI_NL:
 		case ASI_AIUPL:
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ int handle_popc(u32 insn, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int ret, i, rd = ((insn >> 25) & 0x1f);
 	int from_kernel = (regs->tstate & TSTATE_PRIV) != 0;
 	                        
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 	if (insn & 0x2000) {
 		maybe_flush_windows(0, 0, rd, from_kernel);
 		value = sign_extend_imm13(insn);
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ int handle_ldf_stq(u32 insn, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int asi = decode_asi(insn, regs);
 	int flag = (freg < 32) ? FPRS_DL : FPRS_DU;
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
 	save_and_clear_fpu();
 	current_thread_info()->xfsr[0] &= ~0x1c000;
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ void handle_ld_nf(u32 insn, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int from_kernel = (regs->tstate & TSTATE_PRIV) != 0;
 	unsigned long *reg;
 	                        
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
 	maybe_flush_windows(0, 0, rd, from_kernel);
 	reg = fetch_reg_addr(rd, regs);
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void handle_lddfmna(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long sfar, unsigned long sfsr
 
 	if (tstate & TSTATE_PRIV)
 		die_if_kernel("lddfmna from kernel", regs);
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, sfar);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, sfar);
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT))
 		pc = (u32)pc;
 	if (get_user(insn, (u32 __user *) pc) != -EFAULT) {
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ void handle_stdfmna(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long sfar, unsigned long sfsr
 
 	if (tstate & TSTATE_PRIV)
 		die_if_kernel("stdfmna from kernel", regs);
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, sfar);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, sfar);
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT))
 		pc = (u32)pc;
 	if (get_user(insn, (u32 __user *) pc) != -EFAULT) {
  • arch/sparc/kernel/visemul.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ int vis_emul(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int insn)
 
 	BUG_ON(regs->tstate & TSTATE_PRIV);
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT))
 		pc = (u32)pc;
  • arch/sparc/math-emu/math_32.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int do_mathemu(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *fpt)
 	int retcode = 0;                               /* assume all succeed */
 	unsigned long insn;
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_MATHEMU
 	printk("In do_mathemu()... pc is %08lx\n", regs->pc);
  • arch/sparc/math-emu/math_64.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int do_mathemu(struct pt_regs *regs, struct fpustate *f)
 
 	if (tstate & TSTATE_PRIV)
 		die_if_kernel("unfinished/unimplemented FPop from kernel", regs);
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, 0);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT))
 		pc = (u32)pc;
 	if (get_user(insn, (u32 __user *) pc) != -EFAULT) {
  • arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c+3 −5 modified
    @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_sparc_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, int text_fault, int write,
         if (in_atomic() || !mm)
                 goto no_context;
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
 	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
@@ -301,12 +301,10 @@ asmlinkage void do_sparc_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, int text_fault, int write,
 	}
 	if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
 		current->maj_flt++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
-			      regs, address);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, regs, address);
 	} else {
 		current->min_flt++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
-			      regs, address);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, regs, address);
 	}
 	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 	return;
  • arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c+3 −5 modified
    @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_sparc64_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (in_atomic() || !mm)
 		goto intr_or_no_mm;
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
 	if (!down_read_trylock(&mm->mmap_sem)) {
 		if ((regs->tstate & TSTATE_PRIV) &&
@@ -433,12 +433,10 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_sparc64_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	}
 	if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
 		current->maj_flt++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
-			      regs, address);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, regs, address);
 	} else {
 		current->min_flt++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
-			      regs, address);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, regs, address);
 	}
 	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
  • arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ static int x86_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		if (!x86_perf_event_set_period(event))
 			continue;
 
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs))
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
 	}
  • arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ static int intel_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 		data.period = event->hw.last_period;
 
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs))
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
 	}
  • arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c+2 −2 modified
    @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int intel_pmu_drain_bts_buffer(void)
 	 */
 	perf_prepare_sample(&header, &data, event, &regs);
 
-	if (perf_output_begin(&handle, event, header.size * (top - at), 1, 1))
+	if (perf_output_begin(&handle, event, header.size * (top - at), 1))
 		return 1;
 
 	for (; at < top; at++) {
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static void __intel_pmu_pebs_event(struct perf_event *event,
 	else
 		regs.flags &= ~PERF_EFLAGS_EXACT;
 
-	if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, &regs))
+	if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, &regs))
 		x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
 }
  • arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ static int p4_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 		if (!x86_perf_event_set_period(event))
 			continue;
-		if (perf_event_overflow(event, 1, &data, regs))
+		if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 			x86_pmu_stop(event, 0);
 	}
  • arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_init(void)
 	return register_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
 }
 
-static void kgdb_hw_overflow_handler(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+static void kgdb_hw_overflow_handler(struct perf_event *event,
 		struct perf_sample_data *data, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
  • arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int genregs_set(struct task_struct *target,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp, int nmi,
+static void ptrace_triggered(struct perf_event *bp,
 			     struct perf_sample_data *data,
 			     struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
  • arch/x86/mm/fault.c+3 −3 modified
    @@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
 	if (unlikely(error_code & PF_RSVD))
 		pgtable_bad(regs, error_code, address);
 
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, 0, regs, address);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, address);
 
 	/*
 	 * If we're in an interrupt, have no user context or are running
@@ -1161,11 +1161,11 @@ do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
 	if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_MAJOR) {
 			tsk->maj_flt++;
-			perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1, 0,
+			perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, 1,
 				      regs, address);
 		} else {
 			tsk->min_flt++;
-			perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1, 0,
+			perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, 1,
 				      regs, address);
 		}
 		if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
  • include/linux/perf_event.h+8 −10 modified
    @@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ enum perf_event_active_state {
 struct file;
 struct perf_sample_data;
 
-typedef void (*perf_overflow_handler_t)(struct perf_event *, int,
+typedef void (*perf_overflow_handler_t)(struct perf_event *,
 					struct perf_sample_data *,
 					struct pt_regs *regs);
 
@@ -925,7 +925,6 @@ struct perf_output_handle {
 	unsigned long			size;
 	void				*addr;
 	int				page;
-	int				nmi;
 	int				sample;
 };
 
@@ -993,7 +992,7 @@ extern void perf_prepare_sample(struct perf_event_header *header,
 				struct perf_event *event,
 				struct pt_regs *regs);
 
-extern int perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+extern int perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
 				 struct perf_sample_data *data,
 				 struct pt_regs *regs);
 
@@ -1012,7 +1011,7 @@ static inline int is_software_event(struct perf_event *event)
 
 extern struct jump_label_key perf_swevent_enabled[PERF_COUNT_SW_MAX];
 
-extern void __perf_sw_event(u32, u64, int, struct pt_regs *, u64);
+extern void __perf_sw_event(u32, u64, struct pt_regs *, u64);
 
 #ifndef perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs
 static inline void perf_arch_fetch_caller_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip) { }
@@ -1034,7 +1033,7 @@ static inline void perf_fetch_caller_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 static __always_inline void
-perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, int nmi, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
+perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
 {
 	struct pt_regs hot_regs;
 
@@ -1043,7 +1042,7 @@ perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, int nmi, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
 			perf_fetch_caller_regs(&hot_regs);
 			regs = &hot_regs;
 		}
-		__perf_sw_event(event_id, nr, nmi, regs, addr);
+		__perf_sw_event(event_id, nr, regs, addr);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1057,7 +1056,7 @@ static inline void perf_event_task_sched_in(struct task_struct *task)
 
 static inline void perf_event_task_sched_out(struct task_struct *task, struct task_struct *next)
 {
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES, 1, 1, NULL, 0);
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES, 1, NULL, 0);
 
 	__perf_event_task_sched_out(task, next);
 }
@@ -1119,7 +1118,7 @@ extern void perf_bp_event(struct perf_event *event, void *data);
 
 extern int perf_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 			     struct perf_event *event, unsigned int size,
-			     int nmi, int sample);
+			     int sample);
 extern void perf_output_end(struct perf_output_handle *handle);
 extern void perf_output_copy(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 			     const void *buf, unsigned int len);
@@ -1143,8 +1142,7 @@ static inline int perf_event_task_disable(void)				{ return -EINVAL; }
 static inline int perf_event_task_enable(void)				{ return -EINVAL; }
 
 static inline void
-perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, int nmi,
-		     struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)			{ }
+perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)	{ }
 static inline void
 perf_bp_event(struct perf_event *event, void *data)			{ }
  • kernel/events/core.c+28 −35 modified
    @@ -3972,7 +3972,7 @@ void perf_prepare_sample(struct perf_event_header *header,
 	}
 }
 
-static void perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+static void perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event,
 				struct perf_sample_data *data,
 				struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -3984,7 +3984,7 @@ static void perf_event_output(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
 
 	perf_prepare_sample(&header, data, event, regs);
 
-	if (perf_output_begin(&handle, event, header.size, nmi, 1))
+	if (perf_output_begin(&handle, event, header.size, 1))
 		goto exit;
 
 	perf_output_sample(&handle, &header, data, event);
@@ -4024,7 +4024,7 @@ perf_event_read_event(struct perf_event *event,
 	int ret;
 
 	perf_event_header__init_id(&read_event.header, &sample, event);
-	ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event, read_event.header.size, 0, 0);
+	ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event, read_event.header.size, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
 
@@ -4067,7 +4067,7 @@ static void perf_event_task_output(struct perf_event *event,
 	perf_event_header__init_id(&task_event->event_id.header, &sample, event);
 
 	ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event,
-				task_event->event_id.header.size, 0, 0);
+				task_event->event_id.header.size, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -4204,7 +4204,7 @@ static void perf_event_comm_output(struct perf_event *event,
 
 	perf_event_header__init_id(&comm_event->event_id.header, &sample, event);
 	ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event,
-				comm_event->event_id.header.size, 0, 0);
+				comm_event->event_id.header.size, 0);
 
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
@@ -4351,7 +4351,7 @@ static void perf_event_mmap_output(struct perf_event *event,
 
 	perf_event_header__init_id(&mmap_event->event_id.header, &sample, event);
 	ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event,
-				mmap_event->event_id.header.size, 0, 0);
+				mmap_event->event_id.header.size, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -4546,7 +4546,7 @@ static void perf_log_throttle(struct perf_event *event, int enable)
 	perf_event_header__init_id(&throttle_event.header, &sample, event);
 
 	ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event,
-				throttle_event.header.size, 1, 0);
+				throttle_event.header.size, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
 
@@ -4559,7 +4559,7 @@ static void perf_log_throttle(struct perf_event *event, int enable)
  * Generic event overflow handling, sampling.
  */
 
-static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
 				   int throttle, struct perf_sample_data *data,
 				   struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -4602,34 +4602,28 @@ static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
 	if (events && atomic_dec_and_test(&event->event_limit)) {
 		ret = 1;
 		event->pending_kill = POLL_HUP;
-		if (nmi) {
-			event->pending_disable = 1;
-			irq_work_queue(&event->pending);
-		} else
-			perf_event_disable(event);
+		event->pending_disable = 1;
+		irq_work_queue(&event->pending);
 	}
 
 	if (event->overflow_handler)
-		event->overflow_handler(event, nmi, data, regs);
+		event->overflow_handler(event, data, regs);
 	else
-		perf_event_output(event, nmi, data, regs);
+		perf_event_output(event, data, regs);
 
 	if (event->fasync && event->pending_kill) {
-		if (nmi) {
-			event->pending_wakeup = 1;
-			irq_work_queue(&event->pending);
-		} else
-			perf_event_wakeup(event);
+		event->pending_wakeup = 1;
+		irq_work_queue(&event->pending);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+int perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
 			  struct perf_sample_data *data,
 			  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	return __perf_event_overflow(event, nmi, 1, data, regs);
+	return __perf_event_overflow(event, 1, data, regs);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4678,7 +4672,7 @@ static u64 perf_swevent_set_period(struct perf_event *event)
 }
 
 static void perf_swevent_overflow(struct perf_event *event, u64 overflow,
-				    int nmi, struct perf_sample_data *data,
+				    struct perf_sample_data *data,
 				    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
@@ -4692,7 +4686,7 @@ static void perf_swevent_overflow(struct perf_event *event, u64 overflow,
 		return;
 
 	for (; overflow; overflow--) {
-		if (__perf_event_overflow(event, nmi, throttle,
+		if (__perf_event_overflow(event, throttle,
 					    data, regs)) {
 			/*
 			 * We inhibit the overflow from happening when
@@ -4705,7 +4699,7 @@ static void perf_swevent_overflow(struct perf_event *event, u64 overflow,
 }
 
 static void perf_swevent_event(struct perf_event *event, u64 nr,
-			       int nmi, struct perf_sample_data *data,
+			       struct perf_sample_data *data,
 			       struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
@@ -4719,12 +4713,12 @@ static void perf_swevent_event(struct perf_event *event, u64 nr,
 		return;
 
 	if (nr == 1 && hwc->sample_period == 1 && !event->attr.freq)
-		return perf_swevent_overflow(event, 1, nmi, data, regs);
+		return perf_swevent_overflow(event, 1, data, regs);
 
 	if (local64_add_negative(nr, &hwc->period_left))
 		return;
 
-	perf_swevent_overflow(event, 0, nmi, data, regs);
+	perf_swevent_overflow(event, 0, data, regs);
 }
 
 static int perf_exclude_event(struct perf_event *event,
@@ -4812,7 +4806,7 @@ find_swevent_head(struct swevent_htable *swhash, struct perf_event *event)
 }
 
 static void do_perf_sw_event(enum perf_type_id type, u32 event_id,
-				    u64 nr, int nmi,
+				    u64 nr,
 				    struct perf_sample_data *data,
 				    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -4828,7 +4822,7 @@ static void do_perf_sw_event(enum perf_type_id type, u32 event_id,
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(event, node, head, hlist_entry) {
 		if (perf_swevent_match(event, type, event_id, data, regs))
-			perf_swevent_event(event, nr, nmi, data, regs);
+			perf_swevent_event(event, nr, data, regs);
 	}
 end:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -4849,8 +4843,7 @@ inline void perf_swevent_put_recursion_context(int rctx)
 	put_recursion_context(swhash->recursion, rctx);
 }
 
-void __perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, int nmi,
-			    struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
+void __perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, struct pt_regs *regs, u64 addr)
 {
 	struct perf_sample_data data;
 	int rctx;
@@ -4862,7 +4855,7 @@ void __perf_sw_event(u32 event_id, u64 nr, int nmi,
 
 	perf_sample_data_init(&data, addr);
 
-	do_perf_sw_event(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, event_id, nr, nmi, &data, regs);
+	do_perf_sw_event(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, event_id, nr, &data, regs);
 
 	perf_swevent_put_recursion_context(rctx);
 	preempt_enable_notrace();
@@ -5110,7 +5103,7 @@ void perf_tp_event(u64 addr, u64 count, void *record, int entry_size,
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(event, node, head, hlist_entry) {
 		if (perf_tp_event_match(event, &data, regs))
-			perf_swevent_event(event, count, 1, &data, regs);
+			perf_swevent_event(event, count, &data, regs);
 	}
 
 	perf_swevent_put_recursion_context(rctx);
@@ -5203,7 +5196,7 @@ void perf_bp_event(struct perf_event *bp, void *data)
 	perf_sample_data_init(&sample, bp->attr.bp_addr);
 
 	if (!bp->hw.state && !perf_exclude_event(bp, regs))
-		perf_swevent_event(bp, 1, 1, &sample, regs);
+		perf_swevent_event(bp, 1, &sample, regs);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -5232,7 +5225,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart perf_swevent_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 
 	if (regs && !perf_exclude_event(event, regs)) {
 		if (!(event->attr.exclude_idle && current->pid == 0))
-			if (perf_event_overflow(event, 0, &data, regs))
+			if (perf_event_overflow(event, &data, regs))
 				ret = HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 	}
  • kernel/events/internal.h+0 −1 modified
    @@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ struct ring_buffer {
 	void				*data_pages[0];
 };
 
-
 extern void rb_free(struct ring_buffer *rb);
 extern struct ring_buffer *
 rb_alloc(int nr_pages, long watermark, int cpu, int flags);
  • kernel/events/ring_buffer.c+3 −7 modified
    @@ -38,11 +38,8 @@ static void perf_output_wakeup(struct perf_output_handle *handle)
 {
 	atomic_set(&handle->rb->poll, POLL_IN);
 
-	if (handle->nmi) {
-		handle->event->pending_wakeup = 1;
-		irq_work_queue(&handle->event->pending);
-	} else
-		perf_event_wakeup(handle->event);
+	handle->event->pending_wakeup = 1;
+	irq_work_queue(&handle->event->pending);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ static void perf_output_put_handle(struct perf_output_handle *handle)
 
 int perf_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 		      struct perf_event *event, unsigned int size,
-		      int nmi, int sample)
+		      int sample)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer *rb;
 	unsigned long tail, offset, head;
@@ -127,7 +124,6 @@ int perf_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 
 	handle->rb	= rb;
 	handle->event	= event;
-	handle->nmi	= nmi;
 	handle->sample	= sample;
 
 	if (!rb->nr_pages)
  • kernel/sched.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@ void set_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int new_cpu)
 
 	if (task_cpu(p) != new_cpu) {
 		p->se.nr_migrations++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS, 1, 1, NULL, 0);
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS, 1, NULL, 0);
 	}
 
 	__set_task_cpu(p, new_cpu);
  • kernel/watchdog.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static struct perf_event_attr wd_hw_attr = {
 };
 
 /* Callback function for perf event subsystem */
-static void watchdog_overflow_callback(struct perf_event *event, int nmi,
+static void watchdog_overflow_callback(struct perf_event *event,
 		 struct perf_sample_data *data,
 		 struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
  • samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c+1 −1 modified
    @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module_param_string(ksym, ksym_name, KSYM_NAME_LEN, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ksym, "Kernel symbol to monitor; this module will report any"
 			" write operations on the kernel symbol");
 
-static void sample_hbp_handler(struct perf_event *bp, int nmi,
+static void sample_hbp_handler(struct perf_event *bp,
 			       struct perf_sample_data *data,
 			       struct pt_regs *regs)
 {

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