[PATCH 5/6 v2] ftrace/x86-64: Allow to change RIP in handlers

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Thu Sep 13 2012 - 23:02:35 EST


From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Allow ftrace handlers to change RIP register (regs->ip)
in handlers. This will allow handlers to call another
function instead of original function.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20120905143118.10329.5078.stgit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index ed767b7..e9cc2b3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ GLOBAL(ftrace_regs_call)
movq EFLAGS(%rsp), %rax
movq %rax, SS(%rsp)

+ /* Handlers can change the RIP */
+ movq RIP(%rsp), %rax
+ movq %rax, SS+8(%rsp)
+
/* restore the rest of pt_regs */
movq R15(%rsp), %r15
movq R14(%rsp), %r14
--
1.7.10.4


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