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2016-08-24ftrace: Add return address pointer to ftrace_ret_stackJosh Poimboeuf1-0/+11
Storing this value will help prevent unwinders from getting out of sync with the function graph tracer ret_stack. Now instead of needing a stateful iterator, they can compare the return address pointer to find the right ret_stack entry. Note that an array of 50 ftrace_ret_stack structs is allocated for every task. So when an arch implements this, it will add either 200 or 400 bytes of memory usage per task (depending on whether it's a 32-bit or 64-bit platform). Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com> Cc: Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@lge.com> Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@redhat.com> Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Nilay Vaish <nilayvaish@gmail.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/a95cfcc39e8f26b89a430c56926af0bb217bc0a1.1471607358.git.jpoimboe@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
2014-07-18ftrace: Remove check for HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TESTSteven Rostedt (Red Hat)1-26/+0
function_trace_stop is no longer used to disable function tracing. This means that archs are no longer limited if it does not support checking this variable in the mcount trampoline. No need to use the list_func for archs that do not support this obsolete method. Acked-by: James Hogan <james.hogan@imgtec.com> Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2014-03-07ftrace: Do not pass data to ftrace_dyn_arch_initJiri Slaby1-1/+1
As the data parameter is not really used by any ftrace_dyn_arch_init, remove that from ftrace_dyn_arch_init. This also removes the addr local variable from ftrace_init which is now unused. Note the documentation was imprecise as it did not suggest to set (*data) to 0. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1393268401-24379-4-git-send-email-jslaby@suse.cz Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2014-03-07ftrace: Pass retval through return in ftrace_dyn_arch_init()Jiri Slaby1-3/+0
No architecture uses the "data" parameter in ftrace_dyn_arch_init() in any way, it just sets the value to 0. And this is used as a return value in the caller -- ftrace_init, which just checks the retval against zero. Note there is also "return 0" in every ftrace_dyn_arch_init. So it is enough to check the retval and remove all the indirect sets of data on all archs. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1393268401-24379-3-git-send-email-jslaby@suse.cz Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2011-02-08tracing/syscalls: Allow arch specific syscall symbol matchingIan Munsie1-0/+4
Some architectures have unusual symbol names and the generic code to match the symbol name with the function name for the syscall metadata will fail. For example, symbols on PPC64 start with a period and the generic code will fail to match them. This patch moves the match logic out into a separate function which an arch can override by defining ARCH_HAS_SYSCALL_MATCH_SYM_NAME in asm/ftrace.h and implementing arch_syscall_match_sym_name. Signed-off-by: Ian Munsie <imunsie@au1.ibm.com> LKML-Reference: <1296703645-18718-5-git-send-email-imunsie@au1.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2011-02-08tracing/syscalls: Make arch_syscall_addr weakIan Munsie1-0/+3
Some architectures use non-trivial system call tables and will not work with the generic arch_syscall_addr code. For example, PowerPC64 uses a table of twin long longs. This patch makes the generic arch_syscall_addr weak to allow architectures with non-trivial system call tables to override it. Signed-off-by: Ian Munsie <imunsie@au1.ibm.com> LKML-Reference: <1296703645-18718-4-git-send-email-imunsie@au1.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2010-07-21tracing/documentation: Document dynamic ftracer internalsMike Frysinger1-5/+148
Add more details to the dynamic function tracing design implementation. Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> LKML-Reference: <1279610015-10250-1-git-send-email-vapier@gentoo.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2010-02-27Merge branch 'tracing/core' of ↵Ingo Molnar1-3/+2
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic/random-tracing into tracing/core
2010-02-17tracing: Unify arch_syscall_addr() implementationsMike Frysinger1-3/+2
Most implementations of arch_syscall_addr() are the same, so create a default version in common code and move the one piece that differs (the syscall table) to asm/syscall.h. New arch ports don't have to waste time copying & pasting this simple function. The s390/sparc versions need to be different, so document why. Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Acked-by: Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org> Acked-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> LKML-Reference: <1264498803-17278-1-git-send-email-vapier@gentoo.org> Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
2010-01-27tracing/documentation: Cover new frame pointer semanticsMike Frysinger1-3/+23
Update the graph tracer examples to cover the new frame pointer semantics (in terms of passing it along). Move the HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST docs out of the Kconfig, into the right place, and expand on the details. Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> LKML-Reference: <1264165967-18938-1-git-send-email-vapier@gentoo.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2009-12-20Documentation: Update ftrace-design.txtRandy Dunlap1-7/+7
Correct grammos. Spell out words. Add missing words. Consistent use of "mcount()" function name. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> LKML-Reference: <4B2C0D78.6060707@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2009-10-14tracing: Document HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS needsFrederic Weisbecker1-2/+11
Document the arch needed requirements to get the support for syscalls tracing. v2: HAVE_FTRACE_SYSCALLS have been changed to HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS recently. Update this config name in the documentation then. Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> Acked-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Cc: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@redhat.com> Cc: Jason Baron <jbaron@redhat.com> Cc: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@cn.fujitsu.com> Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com> Cc: Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>
2009-09-15ftrace: document function and function graph implementationMike Frysinger1-0/+233
While implementing function tracer and function tracer graph support, I found the exact arch implementation details to be a bit lacking (and my x86 foo ain't great). So after pounding out support for the Blackfin arch, start documenting the requirements/details. Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> LKML-Reference: <1252973415-21264-1-git-send-email-vapier@gentoo.org> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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