local_read(&bpage->write) & ~RB_WRITE_MASK;
unsigned long event_length = rb_event_length(event);
+ /*
+ * For the before_stamp to be different than the write_stamp
+ * to make sure that the next event adds an absolute
+ * value and does not rely on the saved write stamp, which
+ * is now going to be bogus.
+ */
+ rb_time_set(&cpu_buffer->before_stamp, 0);
+
/* Something came in, can't discard */
if (!rb_time_cmpxchg(&cpu_buffer->write_stamp,
write_stamp, write_stamp - delta))
return false;
/*
- * It's possible that the event time delta is zero
- * (has the same time stamp as the previous event)
- * in which case write_stamp and before_stamp could
- * be the same. In such a case, force before_stamp
- * to be different than write_stamp. It doesn't
- * matter what it is, as long as its different.
- */
- if (!delta)
- rb_time_set(&cpu_buffer->before_stamp, 0);
-
- /*
* If an event were to come in now, it would see that the
* write_stamp and the before_stamp are different, and assume
* that this event just added itself before updating