Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] mips dynamic function tracer support

From: Wu Zhangjin
Date: Fri May 29 2009 - 13:44:50 EST


On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 11:24 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Fri, 29 May 2009, wuzhangjin@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
> > index 409596e..a5d2ace 100755
> > --- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
> > +++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
> > @@ -213,6 +213,17 @@ if ($arch eq "x86_64") {
> > if ($is_module eq "0") {
> > $cc .= " -mconstant-gp";
> > }
> > +
> > +} elsif ($arch eq "mips") {
> > + $mcount_regex = "^\\s*([0-9a-fA-F]+):.*\\s_mcount\$";
> > + $ld .= " -melf".$bits."btsmip";
> > +
> > + $cc .= " -mno-abicalls -fno-pic ";
> > +
> > + if ($bits == 64) {
> > + $type = ".dword";
> > + }
> > +
> > } else {
> > die "Arch $arch is not supported with CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD";
> > }
> > @@ -441,12 +452,12 @@ if ($#converts >= 0) {
> > #
> > # Step 5: set up each local function as a global
> > #
> > - `$objcopy $globallist $inputfile $globalobj`;
> > + `$objcopy $globallist $inputfile $globalobj 2>&1 >/dev/null`;
> >
> > #
> > # Step 6: Link the global version to our list.
> > #
> > - `$ld -r $globalobj $mcount_o -o $globalmix`;
> > + `$ld -r $globalobj $mcount_o -o $globalmix 2>&1 >/dev/null`;
>
> We still need to find out why these are giving errors. I don't like the
> idea of hiding errors that might be useful. The better way is to change
> the code to avoid having any warnings or errors.
>

ooh, there is really a bug in scripts/recordmcount.pl, just fixed it.

warnings like this(only in mips/64bit):

CC fs/proc/devices.o
mipsel-linux-gnu-objcopy: 'fs/proc/.tmp_gl_devices.o': No such file
mipsel-linux-gnu-ld: fs/proc/.tmp_gl_devices.o: No such file: No such
file or directory
rm: cannot remove `fs/proc/.tmp_gl_devices.o': No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `fs/proc/.tmp_mx_devices.o': No such file or directory

so i checked the source code and let it print something:

#
# Step 5: set up each local function as a global
#
+ print "$objcopy $globallist $inputfile $globalobj\n";
`$objcopy $globallist $inputfile $globalobj`;

something like this is printed:

mipsel-linux-gnu-objcopy --globalize-symbol $L12
arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.o arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o
mipsel-linux-gnu-objcopy: 'arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o': No such
file
mipsel-linux-gnu-ld: arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o: No such file:
No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o': No such file or
directory
rm: cannot remove `arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_mx_irq_cpu.o': No such file or
directory


did you see the symbol: $L12, which should be quoted, otherwise, it will
be interpreted as the value of a variable L12(the whole $L12 should be a
string), this $L12 will be an empty string. so, the whole command
becomes:

mipsel-linux-gnu-objcopy --globalize-symbol arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.o
arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o

the last string .../.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o becomes the input file, but it's
not there, that is the warning.

fix it like this:

diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
index 59ea43a..907110e 100755
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ if ($#converts >= 0) {
my $locallist = "";

foreach my $con (@converts) {
- $globallist .= " --globalize-symbol $con";
- $locallist .= " --localize-symbol $con";
+ $globallist .= " --globalize-symbol \"$con\"";
+ $locallist .= " --localize-symbol \"$con\"";
}

my $globalobj = $dirname . "/.tmp_gl_" . $filename;

I will add this as the third patch, is it okay?

Best Wishes,
--- Wu Zhangjin

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