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From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: x86@kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@linux.intel.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] ftrace/x86: Add comment on static function tracing
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:43:24 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1447721004-2551-1-git-send-email-namhyung@kernel.org> (raw)

There was a confusion between update_ftrace_function() and static
function tracing trampoline regarding 3rd parameter (ftrace_ops).
Add a comment for clarification.

Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/mcount_64.S | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/mcount_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/mcount_64.S
index 94ea120fa21f..87e1762e2bca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/mcount_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mcount_64.S
@@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ GLOBAL(ftrace_stub)
 	/* save_mcount_regs fills in first two parameters */
 	save_mcount_regs
 
+	/*
+	 * When DYNAMIC_FTRACE is not defined, ARCH_SUPPORTS_FTRACE_OPS is not
+	 * set (see include/asm/ftrace.h and include/linux/ftrace.h).  Only the
+	 * ip and parent ip are used and the list function is called when
+	 * function tracing is enabled.
+	 */
 	call   *ftrace_trace_function
 
 	restore_mcount_regs
-- 
2.6.2


             reply	other threads:[~2015-11-17  0:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-11-17  0:43 Namhyung Kim [this message]
2015-11-17  2:03 ` [PATCH] ftrace/x86: Add comment on static function tracing Steven Rostedt
2015-11-19 10:12 ` [tip:x86/urgent] x86/ftrace: " tip-bot for Namhyung Kim

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