Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 6 Oct 2021 12:58:09 -0400 | From | Steven Rostedt <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 06/15] ftrace: Use an opaque type for functions not callable from C |
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On Wed, 6 Oct 2021 09:31:04 -0700 Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 11:05:22AM -0700, Sami Tolvanen wrote: > > > > With CONFIG_CFI_CLANG, the compiler changes function references to point > > > > to the CFI jump table. As ftrace_call, ftrace_regs_call, and mcount_call > > > > are not called from C, use DECLARE_ASM_FUNC_SYMBOL to declare them. > > > > "not called from C" is a bit confusing. > > Any thoughts on how to make this less confusing?
"Not called by C code, but injected by the compiler."
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-- Steve
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