Re: x86-32: Early microcode loading stumbles over disabledDYNAMIC_FTRACE

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Sat Aug 31 2013 - 01:07:35 EST


On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 08:17:41PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:48:55 -0700
> "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > >> You *could* bail out of the calling address is < PAGE_OFFSET.
> >
> > Anyway... can we add this to the static tracing code? It is two
> > instructions and is only needed on x86-32. For performance, use dynamic.
>
> Sure, do you want to add it ?

Another, simpler option could be to make static tracing depend on
!MICROCODE until the first has been removed.

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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