linux-kernel - [PATCH 6/7] ftrace/x86-64: Allow to change RIP in handlers

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Date:	Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:55:21 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] ftrace/x86-64: Allow to change RIP in handlers

Allow ftrace handlers to change RIP register (regs->ip)
in handlers. This will allow handlers to call another
function instead of original function.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20120905143118.10329.5078.stgit@localhost.localdomain

Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S |    4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index ed767b7..e9cc2b3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ GLOBAL(ftrace_regs_call)
 	movq EFLAGS(%rsp), %rax
 	movq %rax, SS(%rsp)
 
+	/* Handlers can change the RIP */
+	movq RIP(%rsp), %rax
+	movq %rax, SS+8(%rsp)
+
 	/* restore the rest of pt_regs */
 	movq R15(%rsp), %r15
 	movq R14(%rsp), %r14
-- 
1.7.10.4



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