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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 6be4a0f9137c..23cd0057a681 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -203,9 +203,19 @@ struct perf_event_attr {
enable_on_exec : 1, /* next exec enables */
task : 1, /* trace fork/exit */
watermark : 1, /* wakeup_watermark */
- precise : 1, /* OoO invariant counter */
-
- __reserved_1 : 48;
+ /*
+ * precise_ip:
+ *
+ * 0 - SAMPLE_IP can have arbitrary skid
+ * 1 - SAMPLE_IP must have constant skid
+ * 2 - SAMPLE_IP requested to have 0 skid
+ * 3 - SAMPLE_IP must have 0 skid
+ *
+ * See also PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP
+ */
+ precise_ip : 2, /* skid constraint */
+
+ __reserved_1 : 47;
union {
__u32 wakeup_events; /* wakeup every n events */
@@ -296,7 +306,12 @@ struct perf_event_mmap_page {
#define PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL (4 << 0)
#define PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER (5 << 0)
-#define PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT (1 << 14)
+/*
+ * Indicates that the content of PERF_SAMPLE_IP points to
+ * the actual instruction that triggered the event. See also
+ * perf_event_attr::precise_ip.
+ */
+#define PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP (1 << 14)
/*
* Reserve the last bit to indicate some extended misc field
*/