linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5][RFC] ftrace: Return pt_regs to function trace callback (x86

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Date:	Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:05:40 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>, yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5][RFC] ftrace: Return pt_regs to function trace
 callback (x86_64 only so

On Fri, 2011-08-12 at 09:55 +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:

> Please note, kprobes is the function which basically provides a
> breakpoint handler in the kernel. Users expect that. So all registers
> should be provided as breakpoint interrupt does. That's what I said
> "transparently".

Well, I think I'm on the right track then. Because I'm working to get
the function graph tracer to use this functionality as well.

I believe that I can make this work "transparently" too.

I'm now working on having ftrace use the breakpoint/update method as
well as the stop_machine() method. If an arch has an alternative to
stop_machine, then it can use that method instead.

-- Steve



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