Re: [RFC] gcc feature request: Moving blocks into sections

Steven Rostedt
2013-08-07T16:11:39Z

On Wed, 2013-08-07 at 12:03 -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:

> You might want to try creating a global array of counters (accessible
> both from C for printout and assembly for update).
>
> Index the array from assembly using: (2f - 1f)
>
> 1:
> jmp ...;
> 2:
>
> And put an atomic increment of the counter. This increment instruction
> should be located prior to the jmp for obvious reasons.
>
> You'll end up with the sums you're looking for at indexes 2 and 5 of the
> array.

After I post the patches, feel free to knock yourself out.

-- Steve