linux-kernel - [PATCH -tip 2/2] kprobes: Add mcount in kprobes blacklist

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Date:	Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:24:34 -0500
From:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	systemtap <systemtap@...rces.redhat.com>,
	DLE <dle-develop@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: [PATCH -tip 2/2] kprobes: Add mcount in kprobes blacklist

Since mcount function can be called from everywhere,
it should be blacklisted. Moreover, the "mcount" symbol
is a special symbol name. So, it is better to put it in
the generic blacklist.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
Cc: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
---

 kernel/kprobes.c |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index c3340e8..ccec774 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ static struct kprobe_blackpoint kprobe_blacklist[] = {
 	{"native_get_debugreg",},
 	{"irq_entries_start",},
 	{"common_interrupt",},
+	{"mcount",},	/* mcount can be called from everywhere */
 	{NULL}    /* Terminator */
 };
 


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@...hat.com
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