Re: [PATCH 2.6.17-rc4 4/6] Add kmemleak support for i386

From: Jan Engelhardt
Date: Sat May 13 2006 - 17:21:27 EST


> [snip]
>> +static inline unsigned long arch_call_address(void *frame)
>> +{
>> + return *(unsigned long *) (frame + 4);
>
> return *(unsigned long *)(frame + 4);

I would like to point out that a __bulitin_return_address(immediate int)
and __builtin_frame_address(immediate int) exist (but they can
unfortunately not be used with variables even though that would not pose
much of a problem on x86).


>> +static inline void *arch_prev_frame(void *frame)
>> +{
>> + return *(void **) frame;
>
> return *(void **)frame;
>



Jan Engelhardt
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