Re: [PATCH v9 0/6] x86/vdso: VDSO updates and fixes for sframes

Jens Remus
2026-05-05T14:26:03Z

On 5/5/2026 2:33 PM, Jens Remus wrote:
> This enables generation of SFrame V3 stack trace information for VDSO on
> x86-64. It's a continuation of Josh's and Steve's work:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/cover.1737511963.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org/
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250425023750.669174660@goodmis.org/
>
> This series focuses only on the VDSO code. They are helpful fixes
> and updates that doesn't rely on sframes (although the last patch
> is sframe related).
>
> This series applies on top of tip:master (a375022d6383):
>
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git master
>
> Like the unwind user sframe series [1] it depends on the binutils 2.46
> release to be used to build the VDSO with SFrame V3 stack trace
> information (using the assembler option --gsframe-3).
>
> [1]: [PATCH v14 00/19] unwind_deferred: Implement sframe handling,
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260505121718.3572346-1-jremus@linux.ibm.com/
>
> Changes in v10:
> - Rebased on tip:master (a375022d6383).
Apologies for the incorrect series version in the cover letter.

Regards,
Jens
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