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Subject: Re: [PATCH -v4 4/9] tracing: add static function tracer support
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From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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On Fri, 2009-10-23 at 01:47 +0800, Wu Zhangjin wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 11:24 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:

> > Is t0 and t1 safe for mcount to use? Remember, mcount does not follow
> > the dynamics of C function ABI.
> 
> So, perhaps we can use the saved registers(a0,a1...) instead.

I don't know. I was just asking.

-- Steve