linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/4] add support for gcov format introduced in gcc 4.7

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Message-ID: <CAFiDJ5_buV4TK3wd7Nk62++mtwMAnEa2Xar0ZpRZmQ3RY9LO+g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:38:32 +0800
From:	"LF.Tan" <lftan.linux@...il.com>
To:	Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Frantisek Hrbata <fhrbata@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jstancek@...hat.com,
	keescook@...omium.org,
	Christophe Guillon <christophe.guillon@...com>,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, mgahagan@...hat.com,
	agospoda@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/4] add support for gcov format introduced in gcc 4.7

Hi Peter

I can get the gcda for the kernel loadable module now. Yes, the
virtual file is with size 0 and I saw the file is empty with 'vi'
command. But, it has data with 'cat' or 'hexdump' command.

Thanks.

On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 10:19 PM, Peter Oberparleiter
<oberpar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> On 26.08.2013 13:39, LF.Tan wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I am interested to enable Gcov on my platform (on a target board). I
>> have tried to apply the 4 patches submitted by Frantisek Hrbata. But,
>> the *.gcda is always empty. Note, I am using GCC 4.7.3.
>>
>> I have followed the steps in Documentation/gcov.txt. I've mounted the
>> NFS filesystem and it has access to the kernel build directory on host
>> machine.The path for the kernel source in host and target are same.
>>
>> Let said my kernel module is under drivers/misc,
>> drivers/misc/module.ko. Turn on Gcov in drivers/misc/Makefile.
>>
>> 1. mount -t debugfs none /sys/kernel/debug/
>> 2. insmod <PATH>/module.ko
>> 3. Perform some actions to excute code in module.ko
>> 4. rmmod <PATH>/module.ko
>> 5. Check /sys/kernel/debug/gcov/<PATH>/drivers/misc/. There is a soft
>> link of module.gcno (I check the soft link is working), but
>> module.gcda is empty.
>
> Are you sure they are empty? .gcda files report a file size of 0 as many
> virtual files do, but you can read data from them nevertheless. You could
> try running "cat" on them to copy their contents for example.
>
>> Any step is incorrect or missing? Or anyone know how to enable GCOV on
>> target board? Please advice.
>> I would like to enable GCOV in arch/ code as well.
>> Thank you very much.
>
> --
> Peter Oberparleiter
> Linux on System z Development - IBM Germany
>
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