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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/events/core.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c index 4d67c5d35c13..cfd89b4a02d8 100644 --- a/kernel/events/core.c +++ b/kernel/events/core.c @@ -10180,7 +10180,16 @@ got_cpu_context: if (!pmu->event_idx) pmu->event_idx = perf_event_idx_default; - list_add_rcu(&pmu->entry, &pmus); + /* + * Ensure the TYPE_SOFTWARE PMUs are at the head of the list, + * since these cannot be in the IDR. This way the linear search + * is fast, provided a valid software event is provided. + */ + if (type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE || !name) + list_add_rcu(&pmu->entry, &pmus); + else + list_add_tail_rcu(&pmu->entry, &pmus); + atomic_set(&pmu->exclusive_cnt, 0); ret = 0; unlock: |