linux-kernel - Re: [Kgdb-bugreport] [PATCH] kgdbts: only use new asm-generic/ptrace.h api when needed

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Date:	Mon, 30 May 2011 12:28:17 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...sta.com>
Cc:	kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Kgdb-bugreport] [PATCH] kgdbts: only use new asm-generic/ptrace.h
 api when needed

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 05:51, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> On 28-05-2011 18:04, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> The new instruction_pointer_set helper is defined for people who have
>> converted to asm-generic/ptrace.h, so don't use it generally unless
>> the arch needs it (in which case it has been converted).  This should
>> fix building of kgdb tests for arches not yet converted.
>
>> --- a/drivers/misc/kgdbts.c
>> +++ b/drivers/misc/kgdbts.c
>> @@ -304,7 +304,10 @@ static int check_and_rewind_pc(char *put_str, char
>> *arg)
>>                return 1;
>>        }
>>        /* Readjust the instruction pointer if needed */
>> -       instruction_pointer_set(&kgdbts_regs, ip + offset);
>> +       ip += offset;
>
>   Since 'íp' is local, incrementing it is pointless here unless you have
> GDB_ADJUSTS_BREAK_OFFSET defined. Why not keep instruction_pointer_set()
> call as is?

i prefer to have as much outside of ifdefs as possible.  gcc optimizes
the result away, so it isnt a code size problem.
-mike
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