in kernel/perf_event.c [522:559]
static int arc_pmu_add(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
{
struct arc_pmu_cpu *pmu_cpu = this_cpu_ptr(&arc_pmu_cpu);
struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
int idx;
idx = ffz(pmu_cpu->used_mask[0]);
if (idx == arc_pmu->n_counters)
return -EAGAIN;
__set_bit(idx, pmu_cpu->used_mask);
hwc->idx = idx;
write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_PCT_INDEX, idx);
pmu_cpu->act_counter[idx] = event;
if (is_sampling_event(event)) {
/* Mimic full counter overflow as other arches do */
write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_PCT_INT_CNTL,
lower_32_bits(arc_pmu->max_period));
write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_PCT_INT_CNTH,
upper_32_bits(arc_pmu->max_period));
}
write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_PCT_CONFIG, 0);
write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_PCT_COUNTL, 0);
write_aux_reg(ARC_REG_PCT_COUNTH, 0);
local64_set(&hwc->prev_count, 0);
hwc->state = PERF_HES_UPTODATE | PERF_HES_STOPPED;
if (flags & PERF_EF_START)
arc_pmu_start(event, PERF_EF_RELOAD);
perf_event_update_userpage(event);
return 0;
}