Re: [patch 09/11] s390/irqs: Do not trace arch_local_{*,irq_*}functions

From: Martin Schwidefsky
Date: Mon Jul 04 2011 - 04:11:25 EST


On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:04:44 -0400
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Do not trace arch_local_save_flags(), arch_local_irq_*() and friends.
> Although they are marked inline, gcc may still make a function out of
> them and add it to the pool of functions that are traced by the function
> tracer. This can cause undesirable results (kernel panic, triple faults,
> etc).
>
> Add the notrace notation to prevent them from ever being traced.
>
> Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied to git390, thanks Steven.

--
blue skies,
Martin.

"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin.

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