Re: [RFC][ PATCH -tip v2 0/7] kprobes: Kprobes jump optimizationsupport

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Fri Jun 26 2009 - 19:18:31 EST


Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 01:28:03PM -0400, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>> Hmm, would you know what is the actual name of that section and option?
>
> -freorder-blocks-and-partition
>
> .text.unlikely

Hi Andi,

I've built my kernel with -freorder-blocks-and-partition, and
I saw that .text.unlikely contains whole functions, not
pieces of codes. In that case, it doesn't generate jumps which
jump to the middle of other functions.

Thank you,

--
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx

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