linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] powerpc: kretprobes: override default function entry offset

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Date:   Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:37:38 +1100
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/5] powerpc: kretprobes: override default function entry offset

"Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
> On 2017/03/08 11:29AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
>> > I wasn't sure if you were planning on picking up KPROBES_ON_FTRACE for 
>> > v4.11. If so, it would be good to take this patch through the powerpc 
>> > tree. Otherwise, this can go via Ingo's tree.
>> 
>> If you guys convince Ingo that this should go _now_, then just cherry
>> pick what was merged into tip/perf/core that is needed for the arch
>> specific stuff and go from there.
>
> Ok, in hindsight, I think Michael's concern was actually for v4.12 

Yes I was talking about 4.12, sorry I thought that was implied :)

> itself, in which case this particular patch can go via powerpc tree, 
> while the rest of the patches in this series can go via your tree.
>
> Michael?

Yeah I think that's the easiest option. The function will be temporarily
unused until the two trees are merged, but I think that's fine.

cheers