2 files changed, 37 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
index ac79f6676033..934ff159e70e 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 /**
  * @file cpu_buffer.c
  *
- * @remark Copyright 2002 OProfile authors
+ * @remark Copyright 2002-2009 OProfile authors
  * @remark Read the file COPYING
  *
  * @author John Levon <levon@movementarian.org>
  * @author Barry Kasindorf <barry.kasindorf@amd.com>
+ * @author Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
  *
  * Each CPU has a local buffer that stores PC value/event
  * pairs. We also log context switches when we notice them.
@@ -143,20 +144,36 @@ void end_cpu_work(void)
         flush_scheduled_work();
 }
 
-int op_cpu_buffer_write_entry(struct op_entry *entry)
+/*
+ * This function prepares the cpu buffer to write a sample.
+ *
+ * Struct op_entry is used during operations on the ring buffer while
+ * struct op_sample contains the data that is stored in the ring
+ * buffer. Struct entry can be uninitialized. The function reserves a
+ * data array that is specified by size. Use
+ * op_cpu_buffer_write_commit() after preparing the sample. In case of
+ * errors a null pointer is returned, otherwise the pointer to the
+ * sample.
+ *
+ */
+struct op_sample
+*op_cpu_buffer_write_reserve(struct op_entry *entry, unsigned long size)
 {
-        entry->event = ring_buffer_lock_reserve(op_ring_buffer_write,
-                                                sizeof(struct op_sample),
-                                                &entry->irq_flags);
+        entry->event = ring_buffer_lock_reserve
+                (op_ring_buffer_write, sizeof(struct op_sample) +
+                 size * sizeof(entry->sample->data[0]), &entry->irq_flags);
         if (entry->event)
                 entry->sample = ring_buffer_event_data(entry->event);
         else
                 entry->sample = NULL;
 
         if (!entry->sample)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+                return NULL;
 
-        return 0;
+        entry->size = size;
+        entry->data = entry->sample->data;
+
+        return entry->sample;
 }
 
 int op_cpu_buffer_write_commit(struct op_entry *entry)
@@ -192,14 +209,14 @@ op_add_sample(struct oprofile_cpu_buffer *cpu_buf,
               unsigned long pc, unsigned long event)
 {
         struct op_entry entry;
-        int ret;
+        struct op_sample *sample;
 
-        ret = op_cpu_buffer_write_entry(&entry);
-        if (ret)
-                return ret;
+        sample = op_cpu_buffer_write_reserve(&entry, 0);
+        if (!sample)
+                return -ENOMEM;
 
-        entry.sample->eip = pc;
-        entry.sample->event = event;
+        sample->eip = pc;
+        sample->event = event;
 
         return op_cpu_buffer_write_commit(&entry);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h
index 65b763ad72da..2d4bfdeb7fba 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /**
  * @file cpu_buffer.h
  *
- * @remark Copyright 2002 OProfile authors
+ * @remark Copyright 2002-2009 OProfile authors
  * @remark Read the file COPYING
  *
  * @author John Levon <levon@movementarian.org>
+ * @author Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
  */
 
 #ifndef OPROFILE_CPU_BUFFER_H
@@ -31,12 +32,15 @@ void end_cpu_work(void);
 struct op_sample {
         unsigned long eip;
         unsigned long event;
+        unsigned long data[0];
 };
 
 struct op_entry {
         struct ring_buffer_event *event;
         struct op_sample *sample;
         unsigned long irq_flags;
+        unsigned long size;
+        unsigned long *data;
 };
 
 struct oprofile_cpu_buffer {
@@ -68,7 +72,8 @@ static inline void op_cpu_buffer_reset(int cpu)
         cpu_buf->last_task = NULL;
 }
 
-int op_cpu_buffer_write_entry(struct op_entry *entry);
+struct op_sample
+*op_cpu_buffer_write_reserve(struct op_entry *entry, unsigned long size);
 int op_cpu_buffer_write_commit(struct op_entry *entry);
 struct op_sample *op_cpu_buffer_read_entry(int cpu);
 unsigned long op_cpu_buffer_entries(int cpu);