linux-kernel - [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Fix backtraces

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Date:	Sun, 2 Aug 2009 13:51:45 GMT
From:	tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...hat.com,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Fix backtraces

Commit-ID:  4f84f4330a11b9eb828bf5af557f4c79c64614a3
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/4f84f4330a11b9eb828bf5af557f4c79c64614a3
Author:     Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
AuthorDate: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:27:04 +0200
Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CommitDate: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 15:41:31 +0200

lockdep: Fix backtraces

Truncate stupid -1 entries in backtraces.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
LKML-Reference: <1248096665.15751.8816.camel@...ns>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>


---
 kernel/lockdep.c |   12 +++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/lockdep.c
index 1cedb00..2f09702 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep.c
@@ -367,11 +367,21 @@ static int save_trace(struct stack_trace *trace)
 
 	save_stack_trace(trace);
 
+	/*
+	 * Some daft arches put -1 at the end to indicate its a full trace.
+	 *
+	 * <rant> this is buggy anyway, since it takes a whole extra entry so a
+	 * complete trace that maxes out the entries provided will be reported
+	 * as incomplete, friggin useless </rant>
+	 */
+	if (trace->entries[trace->nr_entries-1] == ULONG_MAX)
+		trace->nr_entries--;
+
 	trace->max_entries = trace->nr_entries;
 
 	nr_stack_trace_entries += trace->nr_entries;
 
-	if (nr_stack_trace_entries == MAX_STACK_TRACE_ENTRIES) {
+	if (nr_stack_trace_entries >= MAX_STACK_TRACE_ENTRIES-1) {
 		if (!debug_locks_off_graph_unlock())
 			return 0;
 
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