linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/18] 2.6.17.9 perfmon2 patch for review: PMU context switch support

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Message-Id: <200608251420.31564.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:20:31 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	eranian@....hp.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/18] 2.6.17.9 perfmon2 patch for review: PMU context switch support

On Friday 25 August 2006 13:56, Stephane Eranian wrote:

> > I suppose some of those functions must be marked __kprobes
> >  
> Are there any guidelines as to why some functions must be ignored
> by kprobes? I assume if meaans they cannot be instrumented.

It does yes.

In general anything that could cause kprobes to recurse is forbidden.
-Andi
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