Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:26:06 +0200 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 00/19] [GIT PULL][v3.6] ftrace: Allow kprobes to work with ftace |
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* Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
> > Ingo, > > This patch series extends ftrace function tracing utility to be > more dynamic for its users. It allows for data passing to the callback > functions, as well as reading regs as if a breakpoint were to trigger > at function entry. > > The main goal of this patch series was to allow kprobes to use ftrace > as an optimized probe point when a probe is placed on an ftrace nop. > With lots of help from Masami Hiramatsu, and going through lots of > iterations, we finally came up with a good solution. > > I've tested it vigorously (although, like always, there may be some > subtle bug), but I feel it is ready for inclussion for the 3.6 merge > window. > > Please pull the latest tip/perf/core tree, which can be found at: > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace.git > tip/perf/core > > Head SHA1: aa5e57294ac5614ac395a9733d3e050eace4764e > > > Masami Hiramatsu (5): > ftrace: add ftrace_set_filter_ip() for address based filter > kprobes: cleanup to separate probe-able check > kprobes: Move locks into appropriate functions > kprobes: introduce ftrace based optimization > kprobes/x86: ftrace based optimization for x86 > > Steven Rostedt (13): > ftrace: Pass ftrace_ops as third parameter to function trace callback > ftrace: Consolidate arch dependent functions with 'list' function > ftrace: Return pt_regs to function trace callback > ftrace/x86_32: Push ftrace_ops in as 3rd parameter to function tracer > ftrace/x86: Add separate function to save regs > ftrace/x86: Add save_regs for i386 function calls > ftrace/x86: Remove function_trace_stop check from graph caller > ftrace: Add default recursion protection for function tracing > ftrace: Only compile ftrace selftest if selftests are enabled > ftrace: Add selftest to test function trace recursion protection > ftrace: Add selftest to test function save-regs support > kprobes: Inverse taking of module_mutex with kprobe_mutex > ftrace: Make ftrace_location() a nop on !DYNAMIC_FTRACE > > Uros Bizjak (1): > ftrace/x86_32: Simplify parameter setup for ftrace_regs_caller > > ---- > arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h | 49 +++--- > arch/x86/include/asm/kprobes.h | 1 + > arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S | 75 ++++++++- > arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S | 96 +++++++++-- > arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c | 73 ++++++++- > arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c | 48 ++++++ > include/linux/ftrace.h | 158 ++++++++++++++++-- > include/linux/kprobes.h | 27 ++++ > kernel/kprobes.c | 250 ++++++++++++++++++++-------- > kernel/trace/Makefile | 2 + > kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 322 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- > kernel/trace/trace.h | 2 +- > kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c | 3 +- > kernel/trace/trace_events.c | 4 +- > kernel/trace/trace_functions.c | 14 +- > kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c | 5 +- > kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c | 5 +- > kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c | 277 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > kernel/trace/trace_stack.c | 4 +- > 19 files changed, 1199 insertions(+), 216 deletions(-)
Pulled, thanks a lot Steve!
Ingo
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