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Subject[tip:x86/urgent] x86/ftrace: Add comment on static function tracing
Commit-ID:  112677d683d31ebd6a8e8b02e0620ae512354b2d
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/112677d683d31ebd6a8e8b02e0620ae512354b2d
Author: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
AuthorDate: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:43:24 +0900
Committer: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
CommitDate: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:07:49 +0100

x86/ftrace: Add comment on static function tracing

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>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1447721004-2551-1-git-send-email-namhyung@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
---
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 94ea120..87e1762 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/mcount_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mcount_64.S
@@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ trace:
/* 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

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