From d44f821b0e13275735e8f3fe4db8703b45f05d52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Liang, Kan" Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:13:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] perf/core: Optimize perf_init_event() for TYPE_SOFTWARE Andi reported that he was hitting the linear search in perf_init_event() a lot. Now that all !TYPE_SOFTWARE events should hit the IDR, make sure the TYPE_SOFTWARE events are at the head of the list such that we'll quickly find the right PMU (provided a valid event was given). Signed-off-by: Liang, Kan Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Linus Torvalds Cc: Mark Rutland Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Stephane Eranian Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: Vince Weaver Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar --- kernel/events/core.c | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c index 4d67c5d35c13..cfd89b4a02d8 100644 --- a/kernel/events/core.c +++ b/kernel/events/core.c @@ -10180,7 +10180,16 @@ got_cpu_context: if (!pmu->event_idx) pmu->event_idx = perf_event_idx_default; - list_add_rcu(&pmu->entry, &pmus); + /* + * Ensure the TYPE_SOFTWARE PMUs are at the head of the list, + * since these cannot be in the IDR. This way the linear search + * is fast, provided a valid software event is provided. + */ + if (type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE || !name) + list_add_rcu(&pmu->entry, &pmus); + else + list_add_tail_rcu(&pmu->entry, &pmus); + atomic_set(&pmu->exclusive_cnt, 0); ret = 0; unlock: -- 2.30.2