perf: Convert perf event types into event type events

Bypasses the event type perf header code and replaces it with a
synthesized event and processing function that accomplishes the
same thing, used when reading/writing perf data to/from a pipe.

Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: fweisbec@gmail.com
Cc: rostedt@goodmis.org
Cc: k-keiichi@bx.jp.nec.com
Cc: acme@ghostprotocols.net
LKML-Reference: <1270184365-8281-7-git-send-email-tzanussi@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.h b/tools/perf/util/header.h
index e916ac509a69..afeb61883766 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.h
@@ -103,4 +103,13 @@ int event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_header *self,
                             struct perf_session *session);
 int event__process_attr(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
 
+int event__synthesize_event_type(u64 event_id, char *name,
+                                 event__handler_t process,
+                                 struct perf_session *session);
+int event__synthesize_event_types(event__handler_t process,
+                                  struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_event_type(event_t *self,
+                              struct perf_session *session);
+
+
 #endif /* __PERF_HEADER_H */