-/* "acquire" as many cpu buffer slots as we can */
-static unsigned long get_slots(struct oprofile_cpu_buffer *b)
-{
- unsigned long head = b->head_pos;
- unsigned long tail = b->tail_pos;
-
- /*
- * Subtle. This resets the persistent last_task
- * and in_kernel values used for switching notes.
- * BUT, there is a small window between reading
- * head_pos, and this call, that means samples
- * can appear at the new head position, but not
- * be prefixed with the notes for switching
- * kernel mode or a task switch. This small hole
- * can lead to mis-attribution or samples where
- * we don't know if it's in the kernel or not,
- * at the start of an event buffer.
- */
- cpu_buffer_reset(b);
-
- if (head >= tail)
- return head - tail;
-
- return head + (b->buffer_size - tail);
-}
-
-