[PATCH 4/9] hw-breakpoints: Drop callback and task parameters from modify helper

From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Sun Dec 06 2009 - 02:37:00 EST


Drop the callback and task parameters from modify_user_hw_breakpoint().
For now we have no user that need to modify a breakpoint to the point
of changing its handler or its task context.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "K. Prasad" <prasad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c | 4 ++--
include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h | 9 ++-------
kernel/hw_breakpoint.c | 7 +++----
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 04d182a..dbb3955 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ ptrace_modify_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp, int len, int type,
attr.bp_type = gen_type;
attr.disabled = disabled;

- return modify_user_hw_breakpoint(bp, &attr, bp->callback, tsk);
+ return modify_user_hw_breakpoint(bp, &attr);
}

/*
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static int ptrace_set_breakpoint_addr(struct task_struct *tsk, int nr,

attr = bp->attr;
attr.bp_addr = addr;
- bp = modify_user_hw_breakpoint(bp, &attr, bp->callback, tsk);
+ bp = modify_user_hw_breakpoint(bp, &attr);
}
/*
* CHECKME: the previous code returned -EIO if the addr wasn't a
diff --git a/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h b/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
index a03daed..d33096e 100644
--- a/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -57,10 +57,7 @@ register_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,

/* FIXME: only change from the attr, and don't unregister */
extern struct perf_event *
-modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp,
- struct perf_event_attr *attr,
- perf_callback_t triggered,
- struct task_struct *tsk);
+modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp, struct perf_event_attr *attr);

/*
* Kernel breakpoints are not associated with any particular thread.
@@ -97,9 +94,7 @@ register_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
struct task_struct *tsk) { return NULL; }
static inline struct perf_event *
modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp,
- struct perf_event_attr *attr,
- perf_callback_t triggered,
- struct task_struct *tsk) { return NULL; }
+ struct perf_event_attr *attr) { return NULL; }
static inline struct perf_event *
register_wide_hw_breakpoint_cpu(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
perf_callback_t triggered,
diff --git a/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index cf5ee16..2d10b01 100644
--- a/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -312,9 +312,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_user_hw_breakpoint);
* @tsk: pointer to 'task_struct' of the process to which the address belongs
*/
struct perf_event *
-modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
- perf_callback_t triggered,
- struct task_struct *tsk)
+modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
{
/*
* FIXME: do it without unregistering
@@ -323,7 +321,8 @@ modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
*/
unregister_hw_breakpoint(bp);

- return perf_event_create_kernel_counter(attr, -1, tsk->pid, triggered);
+ return perf_event_create_kernel_counter(attr, -1, bp->ctx->task->pid,
+ bp->callback);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(modify_user_hw_breakpoint);

--
1.6.2.3

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