Re: [RFC] x86: entry_64 - introduce FTRACE_ frame macro

From: Cyrill Gorcunov
Date: Fri Dec 12 2008 - 16:28:13 EST


[Steven Rostedt - Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 04:22:49PM -0500]
|
| On Fri, 12 Dec 2008, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
|
| > [Steven Rostedt - Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 03:52:56PM -0500]
| > |
| > ...
| > | You can put them in arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h That's assembly safe.
| > |
| > | -- Steve
| > |
| >
| > Yep, while you were typing the message I was testing the change :)
| > Do you like it?
| >
| > - Cyrill -
| >
| > ---
| > arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++-
| > arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S | 57 +++++-------------------------------------
| > 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
| >
| > Index: linux-2.6.git/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
| > ===================================================================
| > --- linux-2.6.git.orig/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
| > +++ linux-2.6.git/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
| > @@ -1,6 +1,33 @@
| > #ifndef _ASM_X86_FTRACE_H
| > #define _ASM_X86_FTRACE_H
| >
| > +#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
|
| Why add assembly condition? We only want this if CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
| is enabled, right? We could combine it with the current #ifndef inside
| the CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER. But I would make do:
|
| #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
| <your stuff>
| #else
| < C stuff >
| #endif
|
| -- Steve
...

OK, will back shortly.

- Cyrill -
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