linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 11/17] x86/kprobes: Make trampoline

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Date:   Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:53:53 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/17] x86/kprobes: Make trampoline_handler global and
 visible

On Sat, 23 Mar 2019 07:35:18 -0700
Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 06:45:21PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:00:03 -0700
> > Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> > > 
> > > This function is referenced from assembler, so in LTO
> > > it needs to be global and visible to not be optimized away.
> > > 
> > 
> > I got it.
> > 
> > Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> > 
> > Andi, out of curiousity, that is not only for x86, but
> > does all arch have to care it?
> 
> Yes all architectures need it for LTO, but I currently
> only test x86. There are some other people who made it work
> on ARM / MIPS / PowerPC before.

That's good to know! I worried that similar mistake I made
on another arch :)

Thank you,

> 
> -Andi


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>