linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Fix crash that occurs when function tracing is enabled

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Message-ID: <50A57B2E.4000608@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:30:54 -0800
From:	David Daney <ddaney.cavm@...il.com>
To:	Al Cooper <alcooperx@...il.com>
CC:	ralf@...ux-mips.org, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, cernekee@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Fix crash that occurs when function tracing is
 enabled

On 11/15/2012 03:16 PM, Al Cooper wrote:
> A recent patch changed some irq routines from inlines to functions.
> These routines are called by the tracer code. Now that they're functions,
> if they are compiled for function tracing they will call the tracer
> and crash the system due to infinite recursion. The fix disables
> tracing in these functions by using "notrace" in the function
> definition.
>
> Signed-off-by: Al Cooper <alcooperx@...il.com>

Makes sense,

Reviewed-by: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>


> ---
>   arch/mips/lib/mips-atomic.c |    8 ++++----
>   1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/mips-atomic.c b/arch/mips/lib/mips-atomic.c
> index e091430..cd160be 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/lib/mips-atomic.c
> +++ b/arch/mips/lib/mips-atomic.c
> @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ __asm__(
>   	"	.set	pop						\n"
>   	"	.endm							\n");
>
> -void arch_local_irq_disable(void)
> +notrace void arch_local_irq_disable(void)
>   {
.
.
.


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