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SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/5] ftrace: function graph return for function entry
2008/12/3 Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>:
>
> On Wed, 3 Dec 2008, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
>>
>> * Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
>>
>> > From: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
>> >
>> > Impact: feature, let entry function decide to trace or not
>> >
>> > This patch lets the graph tracer entry function decide if the tracing
>> > should be done at the end as well. This requires all function graph
>> > entry functions return 1 if it should trace, or 0 if the return should
>> > not be traced.
>>
>> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
>> > index 47aa5f0..cef05a2 100644
>> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
>> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
>> > @@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ ENTRY(mcount)
>> > #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
>> > cmpq $ftrace_stub, ftrace_graph_return
>> > jnz ftrace_graph_caller
>> > +
>> > + cmpq $ftrace_graph_entry_stub, ftrace_graph_entry
>> > + jnz ftrace_graph_caller
>>
>> hm, that's in the hotpath. What's the point of this? Do we want some sort
>> of configuration vector that allows per function graphing versus
>> entry-only traces?
>
> Actually, I'm fine with taking it out. But when we register a function
> graph, we register both a entry and exit. I would think it should still
> work if one was still set as the default. Unless we document it someplace
> that either the entry or exit must be set.


I like it that way too. One should choose wether setting a callback on
entry or return or both.
But it makes sense for me that should work with only one...

...unless. Actually setting only a callback on entry shoud better been
done from the ftrace-function-tracer.

> This change has the function graph work if one or the other is set to
> something other than the default.
>
> Also, this is only in the static ftrace path, not dynamic, but then again,
> maybe that means it is even hotter.
>
> I'm fine with pulling this out. It was not really needed, I was just
> trying to make it intuitive.
>
> -- Steve
>


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