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

* 'perfcounters-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (49 commits)
  perfcounter: Handle some IO return values
  perf_counter: Push perf_sample_data through the swcounter code
  perf_counter tools: Define and use our own u64, s64 etc. definitions
  perf_counter: Close race in perf_lock_task_context()
  perf_counter, x86: Improve interactions with fast-gup
  perf_counter: Simplify and fix task migration counting
  perf_counter tools: Add a data file header
  perf_counter: Update userspace callchain sampling uses
  perf_counter: Make callchain samples extensible
  perf report: Filter to parent set by default
  perf_counter tools: Handle lost events
  perf_counter: Add event overlow handling
  fs: Provide empty .set_page_dirty() aop for anon inodes
  perf_counter: tools: Makefile tweaks for 64-bit powerpc
  perf_counter: powerpc: Add processor back-end for MPC7450 family
  perf_counter: powerpc: Make powerpc perf_counter code safe for 32-bit kernels
  perf_counter: powerpc: Change how processor-specific back-ends get selected
  perf_counter: powerpc: Use unsigned long for register and constraint values
  perf_counter: powerpc: Enable use of software counters on 32-bit powerpc
  perf_counter tools: Add and use isprint()
  ...

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index c4192542b809..61187bec7506 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config PPC64
         bool "64-bit kernel"
         default n
-        select HAVE_PERF_COUNTERS
+        select PPC_HAVE_PMU_SUPPORT
         help
           This option selects whether a 32-bit or a 64-bit kernel
           will be built.
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ config POWER4_ONLY
 config 6xx
         def_bool y
         depends on PPC32 && PPC_BOOK3S
+        select PPC_HAVE_PMU_SUPPORT
 
 config POWER3
         bool
@@ -246,6 +247,15 @@ config VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING
 
           If in doubt, say Y here.
 
+config PPC_HAVE_PMU_SUPPORT
+       bool
+
+config PPC_PERF_CTRS
+       def_bool y
+       depends on PERF_COUNTERS && PPC_HAVE_PMU_SUPPORT
+       help
+         This enables the powerpc-specific perf_counter back-end.
+
 config SMP
         depends on PPC_STD_MMU || FSL_BOOKE
         bool "Symmetric multi-processing support"