linux-kernel - [PATCH] [24/45] x86: Introduce frame_pointer() and stack

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Date:	Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:45:06 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	jblunck@...e.de, patches@...-64.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] [24/45] x86: Introduce frame_pointer() and stack_pointer()


From: jblunck@...e.de
This patch defines frame_pointer() and stack_pointer() similar to the
already defined instruction_pointer(). Thus the oprofile code can be written
in a more readable fashion.

Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>

---
 arch/i386/oprofile/backtrace.c |   12 ++----------
 include/asm-i386/ptrace.h      |    2 ++
 include/asm-x86_64/ptrace.h    |    2 ++
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Index: linux/arch/i386/oprofile/backtrace.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/arch/i386/oprofile/backtrace.c
+++ linux/arch/i386/oprofile/backtrace.c
@@ -76,16 +76,8 @@ dump_user_backtrace(struct frame_head * 
 void
 x86_backtrace(struct pt_regs * const regs, unsigned int depth)
 {
-	struct frame_head *head;
-	unsigned long stack;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	head = (struct frame_head *)regs->rbp;
-	stack = regs->rsp;
-#else
-	head = (struct frame_head *)regs->ebp;
-	stack = regs->esp;
-#endif
+	struct frame_head *head = (struct frame_head *)frame_pointer(regs);
+	unsigned long stack = stack_pointer(regs);
 
 	if (!user_mode_vm(regs)) {
 		if (depth)
Index: linux/include/asm-i386/ptrace.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/asm-i386/ptrace.h
+++ linux/include/asm-i386/ptrace.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static inline int v8086_mode(struct pt_r
 }
 
 #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->eip)
+#define frame_pointer(regs) ((regs)->ebp)
+#define stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->esp)
 #define regs_return_value(regs) ((regs)->eax)
 
 extern unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *regs);
Index: linux/include/asm-x86_64/ptrace.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/asm-x86_64/ptrace.h
+++ linux/include/asm-x86_64/ptrace.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ struct pt_regs {
 #define user_mode(regs) (!!((regs)->cs & 3))
 #define user_mode_vm(regs) user_mode(regs)
 #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->rip)
+#define frame_pointer(regs) ((regs)->rbp)
+#define stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->rsp)
 #define regs_return_value(regs) ((regs)->rax)
 
 extern unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *regs);
-
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