[tip:perf/core] ftrace: Do not test frame pointers if -mfentry is used

From: tip-bot for Steven Rostedt
Date: Mon Aug 27 2012 - 13:05:33 EST


Commit-ID: 781d06248234e221edb560a18461d65808a8a942
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/781d06248234e221edb560a18461d65808a8a942
Author: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 13:27:22 -0500
Committer: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:25:29 -0400

ftrace: Do not test frame pointers if -mfentry is used

The function graph has a test to check if the frame pointer is
corrupted, which can happen with various options of gcc with mcount.
But this is not an issue with -mfentry as -mfentry does not need nor use
frame pointers for function graph tracing.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20120807194059.773895870@xxxxxxxxxxx

Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c | 5 ++++-
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
index ce27c8b..99b4378 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ ftrace_pop_return_trace(struct ftrace_graph_ret *trace, unsigned long *ret,
return;
}

-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST) && !defined(CC_USING_FENTRY)
/*
* The arch may choose to record the frame pointer used
* and check it here to make sure that it is what we expect it
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ ftrace_pop_return_trace(struct ftrace_graph_ret *trace, unsigned long *ret,
*
* Currently, x86_32 with optimize for size (-Os) makes the latest
* gcc do the above.
+ *
+ * Note, -mfentry does not use frame pointers, and this test
+ * is not needed if CC_USING_FENTRY is set.
*/
if (unlikely(current->ret_stack[index].fp != frame_pointer)) {
ftrace_graph_stop();
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