linux-kernel - [tip:perf/core] perf evlist: Remove obsolete dummy execve

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 12 Aug 2013 03:19:47 -0700
From:	tip-bot for Andi Kleen <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	acme@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, eranian@...gle.com,
	hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org, jolsa@...hat.com,
	ak@...ux.intel.com, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf evlist: Remove obsolete dummy execve

Commit-ID:  5c6974f49832a55edc9ca744323778947c104ca0
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/5c6974f49832a55edc9ca744323778947c104ca0
Author:     Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
AuthorDate: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 17:41:09 -0700
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 17:35:28 -0300

perf evlist: Remove obsolete dummy execve

Minor cleanup.

The dummy execve to pre-resolve the PLT is obsolete since
"enable_on_execve" was added. The counters are only
running after the execve anyways. So just remove it.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1375490473-1503-2-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index da2dd92..c7d111f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -837,13 +837,6 @@ int perf_evlist__prepare_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 		fcntl(go_pipe[0], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
 
 		/*
-		 * Do a dummy execvp to get the PLT entry resolved,
-		 * so we avoid the resolver overhead on the real
-		 * execvp call.
-		 */
-		execvp("", (char **)argv);
-
-		/*
 		 * Tell the parent we're ready to go
 		 */
 		close(child_ready_pipe[1]);
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/