perf: added perf_event_count() method

this allows drivers to get an event_count from a perf counter

2 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/modules/systemlib/perf_counter.c b/src/modules/systemlib/perf_counter.c
index 3c1e10287..bf84b7945 100644
--- a/src/modules/systemlib/perf_counter.c
+++ b/src/modules/systemlib/perf_counter.c
@@ -321,6 +321,32 @@ perf_print_counter(perf_counter_t handle)
 	}
 }
 
+uint64_t
+perf_event_count(perf_counter_t handle)
+{
+	if (handle == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	switch (handle->type) {
+	case PC_COUNT:
+		return ((struct perf_ctr_count *)handle)->event_count;
+
+	case PC_ELAPSED: {
+		struct perf_ctr_elapsed *pce = (struct perf_ctr_elapsed *)handle;
+		return pce->event_count;
+	}
+
+	case PC_INTERVAL: {
+		struct perf_ctr_interval *pci = (struct perf_ctr_interval *)handle;
+		return pci->event_count;
+	}
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void
 perf_print_all(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/systemlib/perf_counter.h b/src/modules/systemlib/perf_counter.h
index 4cd8b67a1..e1e3cbe95 100644
--- a/src/modules/systemlib/perf_counter.h
+++ b/src/modules/systemlib/perf_counter.h
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ __EXPORT extern void		perf_print_all(void);
  */
 __EXPORT extern void		perf_reset_all(void);
 
+/**
+ * Return current event_count
+ *
+ * @param handle		The counter returned from perf_alloc.
+ * @return			event_count
+ */
+__EXPORT extern uint64_t	perf_event_count(perf_counter_t handle);
+
 __END_DECLS
 
 #endif