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SubjectRe: [PATCH] ARM: Mark ret_fast_syscall as a function
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 01:45:57PM +0100, Drew Richardson wrote:
> ret_fast_syscall runs when user space makes a syscall. However it
> needs to be marked as such so the ELF information is correct. Before
> it was:
>
> 101: 8000f300 0 NOTYPE LOCAL DEFAULT 2 ret_fast_syscall
>
> But with this change it correctly shows as:
>
> 101: 8000f300 96 FUNC LOCAL DEFAULT 2 ret_fast_syscall
>
> I see this function when using perf to unwind call stacks from kernel
> space to user space. Without this change I would need to add some
> special case logic when using the vmlinux ELF information.
>
> Signed-off-by: Drew Richardson <drew.richardson@arm.com>

I haven't heard any further comments on this, did this get merged and
I just didn't notice? Or did I forget to add someone?

Thanks,

Drew


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