linux-kernel - Re: [ 099/180] powerpc/ftrace: Fix assembly trampoline register usage

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Date:	Thu, 4 Oct 2012 22:31:43 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	Roger Blofeld <blofeldus@...oo.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [ 099/180] powerpc/ftrace: Fix assembly trampoline register
 usage

On Tue, Oct 02, 2012 at 12:53:36AM +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> 2.6.32-longterm review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
> 
> ------------------
> 
> From: roger blofeld <blofeldus@...oo.com>
> 
> commit fd5a42980e1cf327b7240adf5e7b51ea41c23437 upstream.
> 
> Just like the module loader, ftrace needs to be updated to use r12
> instead of r11 with newer gcc's.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roger Blofeld <blofeldus@...oo.com>
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> 
> commit a8ed5765b5a8bf44a86284d80afd24f37a23e369 upstream.

This second commit hash refers to the version in th 3.0 stable branch
and should presumably be removed from the commit message for 2.6.32.y.

Ben.

> Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
[...]

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Ben Hutchings
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