3 files changed, 56 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 6c5013a..8904ad3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -768,6 +768,20 @@ enum perf_event_type {
 	 */
 	PERF_RECORD_MMAP2			= 10,
 
+	/*
+	 * Records that new data landed in the AUX buffer part.
+	 *
+	 * struct {
+	 * 	struct perf_event_header	header;
+	 *
+	 * 	u64				aux_offset;
+	 * 	u64				aux_size;
+	 *	u64				flags;
+	 * 	struct sample_id		sample_id;
+	 * };
+	 */
+	PERF_RECORD_AUX				= 11,
+
 	PERF_RECORD_MAX,			/* non-ABI */
 };
 
@@ -785,6 +799,11 @@ enum perf_callchain_context {
 	PERF_CONTEXT_MAX		= (__u64)-4095,
 };
 
+/**
+ * PERF_RECORD_AUX::flags bits
+ */
+#define PERF_AUX_FLAG_TRUNCATED		0x01	/* record was truncated to fit */
+
 #define PERF_FLAG_FD_NO_GROUP		(1UL << 0)
 #define PERF_FLAG_FD_OUTPUT		(1UL << 1)
 #define PERF_FLAG_PID_CGROUP		(1UL << 2) /* pid=cgroup id, per-cpu mode only */
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 6d9fdae..dbc2eff 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5916,6 +5916,40 @@ void perf_event_mmap(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	perf_event_mmap_event(&mmap_event);
 }
 
+void perf_event_aux_event(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long head,
+			  unsigned long size, u64 flags)
+{
+	struct perf_output_handle handle;
+	struct perf_sample_data sample;
+	struct perf_aux_event {
+		struct perf_event_header	header;
+		u64				offset;
+		u64				size;
+		u64				flags;
+	} rec = {
+		.header = {
+			.type = PERF_RECORD_AUX,
+			.misc = 0,
+			.size = sizeof(rec),
+		},
+		.offset		= head,
+		.size		= size,
+		.flags		= flags,
+	};
+	int ret;
+
+	perf_event_header__init_id(&rec.header, &sample, event);
+	ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, event, rec.header.size);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return;
+
+	perf_output_put(&handle, rec);
+	perf_event__output_id_sample(event, &handle, &sample);
+
+	perf_output_end(&handle);
+}
+
 /*
  * IRQ throttle logging
  */
diff --git a/kernel/events/internal.h b/kernel/events/internal.h
index 0f6d080..4d117a9 100644
--- a/kernel/events/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/events/internal.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ static inline bool rb_has_aux(struct ring_buffer *rb)
 	return !!rb->aux_nr_pages;
 }
 
+void perf_event_aux_event(struct perf_event *event, unsigned long head,
+			  unsigned long size, u64 flags);
+
 extern void
 perf_event_header__init_id(struct perf_event_header *header,
 			   struct perf_sample_data *data,