This function can be used to attach data to a sample. It returns the
remaining free buffer size that has been reserved with
op_cpu_buffer_write_reserve().
Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
        sample->event = flags;
 
        if (size)
-               sample->data[0] = (unsigned long)task;
+               op_cpu_buffer_add_data(&entry, (unsigned long)task);
 
        op_cpu_buffer_write_commit(&entry);
 
 
 struct op_sample *op_cpu_buffer_read_entry(struct op_entry *entry, int cpu);
 unsigned long op_cpu_buffer_entries(int cpu);
 
+/* returns the remaining free size of data in the entry */
+static inline
+int op_cpu_buffer_add_data(struct op_entry *entry, unsigned long val)
+{
+       if (!entry->size)
+               return 0;
+       *entry->data = val;
+       entry->size--;
+       entry->data++;
+       return entry->size;
+}
+
 /* extra data flags */
 #define KERNEL_CTX_SWITCH      (1UL << 0)
 #define IS_KERNEL              (1UL << 1)