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-rw-r--r--kernel/events/ring_buffer.c29
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
index 5130b119d0ae..d2aef87c7e9f 100644
--- a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
@@ -679,7 +679,15 @@ int rb_alloc_aux(struct perf_buffer *rb, struct perf_event *event,
{
bool overwrite = !(flags & RING_BUFFER_WRITABLE);
int node = (event->cpu == -1) ? -1 : cpu_to_node(event->cpu);
- int ret = -ENOMEM, max_order;
+ bool use_contiguous_pages = event->pmu->capabilities & (
+ PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_NO_SG | PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_PREFER_LARGE);
+ /*
+ * Initialize max_order to 0 for page allocation. This allocates single
+ * pages to minimize memory fragmentation. This is overridden if the
+ * PMU needs or prefers contiguous pages (use_contiguous_pages = true).
+ */
+ int max_order = 0;
+ int ret = -ENOMEM;
if (!has_aux(event))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -689,8 +697,8 @@ int rb_alloc_aux(struct perf_buffer *rb, struct perf_event *event,
if (!overwrite) {
/*
- * Watermark defaults to half the buffer, and so does the
- * max_order, to aid PMU drivers in double buffering.
+ * Watermark defaults to half the buffer, to aid PMU drivers
+ * in double buffering.
*/
if (!watermark)
watermark = min_t(unsigned long,
@@ -698,16 +706,19 @@ int rb_alloc_aux(struct perf_buffer *rb, struct perf_event *event,
(unsigned long)nr_pages << (PAGE_SHIFT - 1));
/*
- * Use aux_watermark as the basis for chunking to
- * help PMU drivers honor the watermark.
+ * If using contiguous pages, use aux_watermark as the basis
+ * for chunking to help PMU drivers honor the watermark.
*/
- max_order = get_order(watermark);
+ if (use_contiguous_pages)
+ max_order = get_order(watermark);
} else {
/*
- * We need to start with the max_order that fits in nr_pages,
- * not the other way around, hence ilog2() and not get_order.
+ * If using contiguous pages, we need to start with the
+ * max_order that fits in nr_pages, not the other way around,
+ * hence ilog2() and not get_order.
*/
- max_order = ilog2(nr_pages);
+ if (use_contiguous_pages)
+ max_order = ilog2(nr_pages);
watermark = 0;
}