linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 12/39] x86/ibt,ftrace: Search for __fentry_

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Date:   Thu, 24 Feb 2022 21:19:19 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        joao@...rdrivepizza.com, hjl.tools@...il.com, jpoimboe@...hat.com,
        andrew.cooper3@...rix.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        ndesaulniers@...gle.com, keescook@...omium.org,
        samitolvanen@...gle.com, mark.rutland@....com,
        alyssa.milburn@...el.com, mbenes@...e.cz,
        alexei.starovoitov@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 12/39] x86/ibt,ftrace: Search for __fentry__ location

On Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:34:49 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org> wrote:

> > > > +	if (!rec) {
> > > > +		if (!kallsyms_lookup_size_offset(ip, &size, &offset))
> > > > +			goto out;
> > > > +
> > > > +		if (!offset)    
> > > 
> > > Isn't this 'if (offset)' ?  
> > 
> > No, the point to only look for the fentry location if the ip passed in
> > points to the start of the function. IOW, +0 offset.  
> 
> OK, so this means ftrace_location() will be same as
> ftrace_location_range(sym, sym_end) ?

No. It only acts like ftrace_location_range(sym, sym_end) if the passed
in argument is the ip of the function (kallsyms returns offset = 0)

-- Steve