Re: [PATCH] include/linux/kernel.h: Make might_fault to be a nop for!MMU

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Sun Dec 01 2013 - 17:12:34 EST


On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 03:42:14PM +0800, Axel Lin wrote:
> No fault if !MUU, thus make might_fault to be a nop for !MMU.
>
> This fixes below build error if
> !CONFIG_MMU && (CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y || CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP=y):
>
> arch/arm/kernel/built-in.o: In function `arch_ptrace':
> arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c:852: undefined reference to `might_fault'
> arch/arm/kernel/built-in.o: In function `restore_sigframe':
> arch/arm/kernel/signal.c:173: undefined reference to `might_fault'
> arch/arm/kernel/signal.c:174: undefined reference to `might_fault'
> arch/arm/kernel/signal.c:175: undefined reference to `might_fault'
> arch/arm/kernel/signal.c:176: undefined reference to `might_fault'
> arch/arm/kernel/built-in.o:arch/arm/kernel/signal.c:177: more undefined references to `might_fault' follow
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
>
> Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <axel.lin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Makes sense. FWIW

Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> include/linux/kernel.h | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
> index 2ac0277..8b0ad48 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kernel.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
> @@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ extern int _cond_resched(void);
> (__x < 0) ? -__x : __x; \
> })
>
> -#if defined(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP)
> +#if defined(CONFIG_MMU) && \
> + (defined(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP))
> void might_fault(void);
> #else
> static inline void might_fault(void) { }
> --
> 1.8.1.2
>
>
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