From: Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de,
dave.hansen@linux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/17] x86, mpx: trace #BR exceptions
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:33:30 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5519C12A.8080904@sr71.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150330212528.GI3042@home.goodmis.org>
On 03/30/2015 02:25 PM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
...
>> > +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_INTEL_MPX
>> > +
>> > +TRACE_EVENT(bounds_exception_mpx,
...
>> > + TP_printk("bndcfgu:0x%llx bndstatus:0x%llx",
>> > + __entry->bndcfgu,
>> > + __entry->bndstatus)
>> > +);
>> > +
>> > +#else
>> > +
>> > +/*
>> > + * This gets used outside of MPX-specific code, so we need a stub.
>> > + */
> I'm a bit confused by this. What exactly is used outside of MPX-specific code?
> Does it break the build without this?
It gets used in arch/x86/kernel/traps.c. There's a point when we've
decided that the #BR exception is an MPX-specific one and that's where
we'd like the tracepoint to be.
Yes, it breaks the build without this.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-03-30 21:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-03-27 21:52 [PATCH 00/17] x86, mpx updates for 4.1 (take 3) Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:52 ` [PATCH 01/17] x86, fpu: wrap get_xsave_addr() to make it safer Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:52 ` [PATCH 02/17] x86, mpx: use new tsk_get_xsave_addr() Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:52 ` [PATCH 03/17] x86, mpx: trace #BR exceptions Dave Hansen
2015-03-30 21:25 ` Steven Rostedt
2015-03-30 21:33 ` Dave Hansen [this message]
2015-03-30 21:38 ` Steven Rostedt
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 04/17] x86, mpx: trace entry to bounds exception paths Dave Hansen
2015-03-30 21:27 ` Steven Rostedt
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 05/17] x86, mpx: trace when MPX is zapping pages Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 06/17] x86, mpx: trace attempts to find bounds tables Dave Hansen
2015-03-30 21:29 ` Steven Rostedt
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 07/17] x86, mpx: trace allocation of new " Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 08/17] x86, mpx: boot-time disable Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 09/17] x86: make is_64bit_mm() widely available Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 10/17] x86: make __VIRTUAL_MASK safe to use on 32 bit Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 11/17] x86, mpx: we do not allocate the bounds directory Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 12/17] x86, mpx: remove redundant MPX_BNDCFG_ADDR_MASK Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 13/17] x86, mpx: Add temporary variable to reduce masking Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 14/17] x86, mpx: new directory entry to addr helper Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 15/17] x86, mpx: do 32-bit-only cmpxchg for 32-bit apps Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 16/17] x86, mpx: support 32-bit binaries on 64-bit kernel Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 21:53 ` [PATCH 17/17] x86, mpx: allow mixed binaries again Dave Hansen
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2015-04-22 18:27 [PATCH 00/17] x86, mpx updates for 4.2 (take 5) Dave Hansen
2015-04-22 18:27 ` [PATCH 03/17] x86, mpx: trace #BR exceptions Dave Hansen
2015-03-26 18:33 [PATCH 00/17] x86, mpx updates for 4.1 (take 2) Dave Hansen
2015-03-26 18:33 ` [PATCH 03/17] x86, mpx: trace #BR exceptions Dave Hansen
2015-03-27 10:21 ` Borislav Petkov
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