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perf/core: Detach 'struct perf_cpu_pmu_context' and 'struct pmu' lifetimes
authorPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Mon, 4 Nov 2024 13:39:20 +0000 (14:39 +0100)
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Tue, 4 Mar 2025 08:43:22 +0000 (09:43 +0100)
commit4eabf533fb1886089ef57e0c8ec52048b1741e39
tree540fd31502910c709137853a7bc6b38b5cc3c16d
parent0983593f32c4c94239e01e42e4a17664b64a3c63
perf/core: Detach 'struct perf_cpu_pmu_context' and 'struct pmu' lifetimes

In prepration for being able to unregister a PMU with existing events,
it becomes important to detach struct perf_cpu_pmu_context lifetimes
from that of struct pmu.

Notably struct perf_cpu_pmu_context embeds a struct perf_event_pmu_context
that can stay referenced until the last event goes.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@amd.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241104135518.760214287@infradead.org
include/linux/perf_event.h
kernel/events/core.c