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

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Message-Id: <20170309080343.GA20400@naverao1-tp.localdomain>
Date:   Thu, 9 Mar 2017 13:33:43 +0530
From:   "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        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

On 2017/03/09 05:37PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> "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 :)

I suppose it was evident for everyone except the overzealous me :D
Sorry for all the confusion.

> 
> > 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.

Sure, thanks!

- Naveen