linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/9] Variable size jump

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Date:   Mon, 7 Oct 2019 11:08:04 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mhiramat@...nel.org,
        bristot@...hat.com, jbaron@...mai.com,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
        namit@...are.com, hpa@...or.com, luto@...nel.org,
        ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org, jpoimboe@...hat.com, hjl.tools@...il.com
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/9] Variable size jump_label support

On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 14:55:19 +0200
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:

> * Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> 
> > IIRC the recordmcount variant from Steve was also rewriting JMP8 to NOP2
> > at build time.
> >
> > I dug this here link out of my IRC logs:
> > 
> >   https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1318007374.4729.58.camel@gandalf.stny.rr.com/  
> 
> Ancient indeed ...
> 
> > Looking at that, part of the reason might've been running yet another 
> > tool, instead of having one tool do everything.  
> 
> Yeah - that too wouldn't be a problem with objtool, as we are running it 
> anyway, right?
> 
> So I can see about 2 valid technical reasons why Linus would have 
> objected to that old approach from Steve while finding the objtool 
> approach more acceptable.
> 
> Basically the main assumption is that we better never run out of 
> competent objtool experts... :-)

Actually, even back then I said that it would be best to merge all the
tools into one (I just didn't have the time to implement it), and then
we could pull this off. I have one of my developers working to merge
record-mcount into objtool now (there's been some patches floating
around).

Then with a single tool, it shouldn't be controversial.

-- Steve