linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] kprobes: split blacklist into common and arch

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Date:	Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:17:25 +0900
From:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
To:	oskar.andero@...ymobile.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com, ananth@...ibm.com,
	radovan.lekanovic@...ymobile.com, bjorn.davidsson@...ymobile.com,
	"yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com" <yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] kprobes: split blacklist into common and arch

(2013/04/03 17:28), oskar.andero@...ymobile.com wrote:
> Some blackpoints are only valid for specific architectures. To let each
> architecture specify its own blackpoints the list has been split in two
> lists: common and arch. The common list is kept in kernel/kprobes.c and
> the arch list is kept in the arch/ directory.

Hmm, I think you'd better merge this with patch 3/4.

[...]
> +static const size_t common_kprobes_blacksyms_size =
> +			ARRAY_SIZE(common_kprobes_blacksyms);
> +
> +extern const char * const arch_kprobes_blacksyms[];
> +extern const size_t arch_kprobes_blacksyms_size;
> +
> +static struct kprobe_blackpoint **kprobe_blacklist;
> +static size_t kprobe_blacklist_size;

Since the blacklist is allocated once and never be updated,
we just need an array of struct kprobe_blackpoint, no need
to allocate each entry.

Other parts are good for me! :)

Thank you!

-- 
Masami HIRAMATSU
IT Management Research Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com


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