Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (163 commits)
  tracing: Fix compile issue for trace_sched_wakeup.c
  [S390] hardirq: remove pointless header file includes
  [IA64] Move local_softirq_pending() definition
  perf, powerpc: Fix power_pmu_event_init to not use event->ctx
  ftrace: Remove recursion between recordmcount and scripts/mod/empty
  jump_label: Add COND_STMT(), reducer wrappery
  perf: Optimize sw events
  perf: Use jump_labels to optimize the scheduler hooks
  jump_label: Add atomic_t interface
  jump_label: Use more consistent naming
  perf, hw_breakpoint: Fix crash in hw_breakpoint creation
  perf: Find task before event alloc
  perf: Fix task refcount bugs
  perf: Fix group moving
  irq_work: Add generic hardirq context callbacks
  perf_events: Fix transaction recovery in group_sched_in()
  perf_events: Fix bogus AMD64 generic TLB events
  perf_events: Fix bogus context time tracking
  tracing: Remove parent recording in latency tracer graph options
  tracing: Use one prologue for the preempt irqs off tracer function tracers
  ...

init/Kconfig

@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ config CONSTRUCTORS
 	depends on !UML
 	default y
 
+config HAVE_IRQ_WORK
+	bool
+
+config IRQ_WORK
+	bool
+	depends on HAVE_IRQ_WORK
+
 menu "General setup"
 
 config EXPERIMENTAL
@@ -1005,6 +1012,7 @@ config PERF_EVENTS
 	default y if (PROFILING || PERF_COUNTERS)
 	depends on HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
 	select ANON_INODES
+	select IRQ_WORK
 	help
 	  Enable kernel support for various performance events provided
 	  by software and hardware.