linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] perf: kretprobes: offset from reloc

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Date:   Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:46:08 +0530
From:   "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] perf: kretprobes: offset from reloc_sym if kernel
 supports it

On 2017/02/23 06:10PM, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:23:40 +0530
> "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> > We indicate support for accepting sym+offset with kretprobes through a
> > line in ftrace README. Parse the same to identify support and choose the
> > appropriate format for kprobe_events.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Naveen N. Rao <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > ---
> >  tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
> >  tools/perf/util/probe-event.h |  2 ++
> >  2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > 

[snip]

> 
> Could you reuse (refactoring) probe_type_is_available() in probe-file.c to share
> opening README file?

Done. I've sent patches to do that, please review.

> 
> Others looks good to me :)

Thanks. I hope that's an Ack for this patchset?

If so, and if Ingo/Michael agree, would it be ok to take the kernel bits 
through the powerpc tree like we did for kprobe_exceptions_notify() 
cleanup?


Regards,
Naveen