Merge branch 'soc-core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/horms/renesas into next/dt

* 'soc-core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/horms/renesas:
  ARM: mach-shmobile: Add compilation support for dtbs using 'make dtbs'
  + sync to 3.6-rc3

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
index 821d53b..6605a81 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.h
@@ -516,6 +516,26 @@ static inline bool kernel_ip(unsigned long ip)
 #endif
 }
 
+/*
+ * Not all PMUs provide the right context information to place the reported IP
+ * into full context. Specifically segment registers are typically not
+ * supplied.
+ *
+ * Assuming the address is a linear address (it is for IBS), we fake the CS and
+ * vm86 mode using the known zero-based code segment and 'fix up' the registers
+ * to reflect this.
+ *
+ * Intel PEBS/LBR appear to typically provide the effective address, nothing
+ * much we can do about that but pray and treat it like a linear address.
+ */
+static inline void set_linear_ip(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip)
+{
+	regs->cs = kernel_ip(ip) ? __KERNEL_CS : __USER_CS;
+	if (regs->flags & X86_VM_MASK)
+		regs->flags ^= (PERF_EFLAGS_VM | X86_VM_MASK);
+	regs->ip = ip;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD
 
 int amd_pmu_init(void);