Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:24:24 +0100 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ftrace, powerpc64: fix math to calculate offset in TOC |
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* Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, 9 Feb 2009, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > > > > * Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > Paul, > > > > > > I found the bug that was causing large modules to fail in setting > > > up dynamic ftrace. It wound up being a simple math error. To calculate > > > the offset in the TOC, I had used an OR, but the bottom half was > > > a signed extended short, and it should have been an addition. > > > The fix is in my tree below, as well as posted here. > > > > Looks like a .29 candidate? > > Ingo, > > I think Ben pulled them into their tree. The changes are specific to ppc, > and will probably get better user testing there. Unless you feel that we > have a bit of ppc testers using tip.
no, that's fine - just wanted to make sure it goes upstream via some method.
Ingo
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