linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -tip v3 18/23] x86/dumpstack: Use NOKPROBE

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Message-ID: <20131121113006.GA27659@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:30:06 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc:	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Sandeepa Prabhu <sandeepa.prabhu@...aro.org>,
	Vineet Gupta <vgupta@...opsys.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Steven Rostedt (Red Hat)" <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, systemtap@...rceware.org,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip v3 18/23] x86/dumpstack: Use NOKPROBE_SYMBOL macro
 in dumpstack.c


* Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com> wrote:

> Use NOKPROBE_SYMBOL macro for protecting functions
> from kprobes instead of __kprobes annotation in
> dumpstack.c.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
> Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Cc: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@...opsys.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c |    9 ++++++---
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Btw., all these mechanic changes of the __kprobes annotation can be 
merged into a single patch. That will cut down on the size of the 
series substantially.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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