linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 3/4] ftrace: Do not test frame pointers if -mfentry is used

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Date:	Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:38:48 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 3/4] ftrace: Do not test frame pointers if -mfentry is used

From: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>

The function graph has a test to check if the frame pointer is
corrupted, which can happen with various options of gcc with mcount.
But this is not an issue with -mfentry as -mfentry does not need nor use
frame pointers for function graph tracing.

Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
---
 kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c |    5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
index ce27c8b..99b4378 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ ftrace_pop_return_trace(struct ftrace_graph_ret *trace, unsigned long *ret,
 		return;
 	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST) && !defined(CC_USING_FENTRY)
 	/*
 	 * The arch may choose to record the frame pointer used
 	 * and check it here to make sure that it is what we expect it
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ ftrace_pop_return_trace(struct ftrace_graph_ret *trace, unsigned long *ret,
 	 *
 	 * Currently, x86_32 with optimize for size (-Os) makes the latest
 	 * gcc do the above.
+	 *
+	 * Note, -mfentry does not use frame pointers, and this test
+	 *  is not needed if CC_USING_FENTRY is set.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(current->ret_stack[index].fp != frame_pointer)) {
 		ftrace_graph_stop();
-- 
1.7.10.4



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