linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] powerpc: kretprobes: override default function entry offset

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Date:   Mon, 27 Feb 2017 23:56:40 +1100
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] powerpc: kretprobes: override default function entry offset

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org> writes:

> Em Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 07:23:38PM +0530, Naveen N. Rao escreveu:
>> With ABIv2, we offset 8 bytes into a function to get at the local entry
>> point.
>
> So, I think I can carry the first one via Ingo, etc, what about this
> one?
>
> Is it ok for me to process it?

Yes please.

> Seems simple enough, has been thru a lot of discussion, but would be
> better if it was Reviewed-by the PPC maintainers or else just processed
> by them.
>
> Please advise,

I think it's best if you take it with patch 1. I realise they could go
separately, but they make more sense together I think.

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>

cheers