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| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 15 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c index 63cadaf3e20..8083d5126fc 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c @@ -179,8 +179,19 @@ static int __perf_evsel__open(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct cpu_map *cpus, for (cpu = 0; cpu < cpus->nr; cpu++) { int group_fd = -1; - - evsel->attr.inherit = (cpus->map[cpu] < 0) && inherit; + /* + * Don't allow mmap() of inherited per-task counters. This + * would create a performance issue due to all children writing + * to the same buffer. + * + * FIXME: + * Proper fix is not to pass 'inherit' to perf_evsel__open*, + * but a 'flags' parameter, with 'group' folded there as well, + * then introduce a PERF_O_{MMAP,GROUP,INHERIT} enum, and if + * O_MMAP is set, emit a warning if cpu < 0 and O_INHERIT is + * set. Lets go for the minimal fix first tho. + */ + evsel->attr.inherit = (cpus->map[cpu] >= 0) && inherit; for (thread = 0; thread < threads->nr; thread++) { |