Re: [PATCH][GIT PULL][v2.6.32] tracing/x86: Add check to detect GCCmessing with mcount prologue

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Sun Nov 22 2009 - 04:07:24 EST



* Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ingo, Thomas and Linus,
>
> I know Thomas did a patch to force the -mtune=generic, but just in
> case gcc decides to do something crazy again, this patch will catch
> it.
>
> Should we try to get this in now?

Very nice example of defensive coding - i like this. I've queued it up
for .33 (unless anyone objects) as i think it's too late for .32.

Ingo
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