perf_counter: Rename perf_counter_limit sysctl

Rename perf_counter_limit to perf_counter_max_sample_rate and
prohibit creation of counters with a known higher sample
frequency.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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Peter Zijlstra
2009-06-11 11:25:05 +02:00
committed by Ingo Molnar
parent 0764771dab
commit df58ab24bf
3 changed files with 23 additions and 12 deletions

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@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ extern struct perf_callchain_entry *perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs);
extern int sysctl_perf_counter_paranoid;
extern int sysctl_perf_counter_mlock;
extern int sysctl_perf_counter_limit;
extern int sysctl_perf_counter_sample_rate;
extern void perf_counter_init(void);