in kernel/perf_event.c [252:290]
static int alpha_perf_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event,
struct hw_perf_event *hwc, int idx)
{
long left = local64_read(&hwc->period_left);
long period = hwc->sample_period;
int ret = 0;
if (unlikely(left <= -period)) {
left = period;
local64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);
hwc->last_period = period;
ret = 1;
}
if (unlikely(left <= 0)) {
left += period;
local64_set(&hwc->period_left, left);
hwc->last_period = period;
ret = 1;
}
/*
* Hardware restrictions require that the counters must not be
* written with values that are too close to the maximum period.
*/
if (unlikely(left < alpha_pmu->pmc_left[idx]))
left = alpha_pmu->pmc_left[idx];
if (left > (long)alpha_pmu->pmc_max_period[idx])
left = alpha_pmu->pmc_max_period[idx];
local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, (unsigned long)(-left));
alpha_write_pmc(idx, (unsigned long)(-left));
perf_event_update_userpage(event);
return ret;
}