[tip:perf/core] tracing: Prevent wasting time evaluating parameters in trace_preempt_on/off

From: tip-bot for Minho Ban
Date: Thu May 10 2012 - 04:56:29 EST


Commit-ID: b02ee9a33b65bcc4ad13c12a0b04afdaab3ddd8d
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/b02ee9a33b65bcc4ad13c12a0b04afdaab3ddd8d
Author: Minho Ban <mhban@xxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Mon, 7 May 2012 11:36:00 +0900
Committer: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Tue, 8 May 2012 09:33:52 -0400

tracing: Prevent wasting time evaluating parameters in trace_preempt_on/off

This fixes spending time for evaluating parameters in trace_preempt_on/off when
the tracer config is off.

The patch mainly inspired by Steven Rostedt, thanks Steven.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/4FA73510.7070705@xxxxxxxxxxx

Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Turner <pjt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Minho Ban <mhban@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/ftrace.h | 8 ++++++--
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 0b55903..d32cc5e 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -491,8 +491,12 @@ static inline void __ftrace_enabled_restore(int enabled)
extern void trace_preempt_on(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1);
extern void trace_preempt_off(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1);
#else
- static inline void trace_preempt_on(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1) { }
- static inline void trace_preempt_off(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1) { }
+/*
+ * Use defines instead of static inlines because some arches will make code out
+ * of the CALLER_ADDR, when we really want these to be a real nop.
+ */
+# define trace_preempt_on(a0, a1) do { } while (0)
+# define trace_preempt_off(a0, a1) do { } while (0)
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
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