linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/8] Fix perf probe issues on powerpc

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Message-ID: <20150121153303.GM2245@naverao1-tp.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:03:03 +0530
From:	"Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>, mpe@...erman.id.au
Cc:	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ananth@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/8] Fix perf probe issues on powerpc

On 2015/01/21 09:51AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Tue, Dec 09, 2014 at 11:03:58PM +0530, Naveen N. Rao escreveu:
> > This patchset fixes various issues with perf probe on powerpc
> > across ABIv1 and ABIv2:
> > - in the presence of DWARF debug-info,
> > - in the absence of DWARF, but with the symbol table, and
> > - in the absence of debug-info, but with kallsyms.
> > 
> > Applies cleanly on v3.18 and on -tip with minor changes to patch 6.
> > Tested on ppc64 BE and LE.
> > 
> > - Naveen
> > 
> > Naveen N. Rao (8):
> >   kprobes: Fix kallsyms lookup across powerpc ABIv1 and ABIv2
> >   perf probe powerpc: Fix symbol fixup issues due to ELF type
> >   perf probe: Improve detection of file/function name in the probe
> >     pattern
> >   perf probe powerpc: Handle powerpc dot symbols
> >   perf probe powerpc: Allow matching against dot symbols
> >   perf tools powerpc: Fix PPC64 ELF ABIv2 symbol decoding
> >   perf probe powerpc: Use DWARF info only if necessary
> >   perf probe powerpc: Fixup function entry if using kallsyms lookup
> 
> Naveen,
> 
> 	I saw several comments by Michael, have you tried to address
> those comments and have you resubmitted this patchset?

Hi Arnaldo,
Yes. Please find v2 of this patchset here:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1851128

I request you to kindly take another look and let me know if you have 
further questions.

Michael,
Looking forward to your feedback.


Thanks!
- Naveen

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