Re: [PATCH 25/46] kernel: Add prototype declaration to header file include/linux/ftrace.h

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Thu Feb 27 2014 - 14:38:03 EST


On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:32:47 +0530
Rashika Kheria <rashika.kheria@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Add prototype declaration of function to header file
> include/linux/ftrace.h because it is used by more than one file.
>
> This eliminates the following warning in kernel/trace/ftrace.c:
> kernel/trace/ftrace.c:4914:5: warning: no previous prototype for âftrace_graph_entry_stubâ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
>
> Signed-off-by: Rashika Kheria <rashika.kheria@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/ftrace.h | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
> index 68ea184..da1c31f 100644
> --- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
> +++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
> @@ -672,6 +672,8 @@ struct ftrace_graph_ret {
> typedef void (*trace_func_graph_ret_t)(struct ftrace_graph_ret *); /* return */
> typedef int (*trace_func_graph_ent_t)(struct ftrace_graph_ent *); /* entry */
>
> +int ftrace_graph_entry_stub(struct ftrace_graph_ent *trace);

This doesn't need to be in a header file as it is only called by
assmebly. But I have no problems with it being in one, but it should
have a comment stating this:

/* This is only called by assembly code, declared here for consistency */

-- Steve

> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
>
> /* for init task */

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