Re: [PATCH -v4 9/9] tracing: add function graph tracer support forMIPS

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Thu Oct 22 2009 - 14:00:37 EST


On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 09:16 -0700, David Daney wrote:
> Steven Rostedt wrote:

> > Functions that run off into another function?? I guess the compiler
> > could do that, but with -pg enable, I would think is broken.
> >
>
> Use of GCC-4.5's __builtin_unreachable() can lead to this, as well as
> functions that call noreturn functions.

But still. Should that unreachable code have a "save ra to stack"? If
not, this method is still safe.

-- Steve


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