perf counters: implement PERF_COUNT_TASK_CLOCK
Impact: add new perf-counter type
The 'task clock' counter counts the amount of time a task is executing,
in nanoseconds. It stops ticking when a task is scheduled out either due
to it blocking, sleeping or it being preempted.
This counter type is a Linux kernel based abstraction, it is available
even if the hardware does not support native hardware performance counters.
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_counter.h b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
index 68f6e3a..30c0ec8 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_counter.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_counter.h
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@
*/
PERF_COUNT_CPU_CLOCK = -1,
PERF_COUNT_TASK_CLOCK = -2,
- PERF_COUNT_PAGE_FAULTS = -3,
- PERF_COUNT_CONTEXT_SWITCHES = -4,
+ /*
+ * Future software events:
+ */
+ /* PERF_COUNT_PAGE_FAULTS = -3,
+ PERF_COUNT_CONTEXT_SWITCHES = -4, */
};
/*