Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:11:08 +0900 | From | Masami Hiramatsu <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH -tip 3/3] x86: Remove unused text_poke_smp and text_poke_smp_batch |
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(2013/07/22 19:01), Ingo Molnar wrote: > > * Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> wrote: > >> (2013/07/22 17:21), Ingo Molnar wrote: >>> >>> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> * Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Since introducing the text_poke_bp for all text_poke_smp* >>>>> callers, text_poke_smp* are now unused. This basically >>>>> reverts 3d55cc8a, 7deb18dc and related commits. >>>>> >>>>> This also fixes a Kconfig dependency issue on STOP_MACHINE >>>>> in the case of CONFIG_SMP && !CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD. >>>>> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> >>>>> --- >>>>> arch/x86/Kconfig | 5 -- >>>>> arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h | 11 ---- >>>>> arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 98 +----------------------------------- >>>>> 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 112 deletions(-) >>>> >>>> Hm, it does not build with the attached config: >>>> >>>> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c: In function 'setup_optimize_kprobe': >>>> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c:394:6: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type >>>> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c:395:6: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type >>>> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c:396:6: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type >>> >>> 32-bit appears to be the key pattern. >> >> Ingo, please make sure your x86/jumplabel tree picked all of my patches. >> This 3/3 strongly depends on the previous 1/3 and 2/3. >> Without it, kprobes/opt.c can not be build because it still uses the >> text_poke_params data structure which 3/3 removes. > > Yes I know, and it was on top of -tip which already had these included: > > 51b2c07b2226 x86: Make jump_label use int3-based patching > fd4363fff3d9 x86: Introduce int3 (breakpoint)-based instruction patching > > without these the third patch wouldn't even apply I think.
No, I meant below two patches: kprobes/x86: Remove an incorrect comment about int3 in NMI/MCE kprobes/x86: Use text_poke_bp() instead of text_poke_smp*()
Since the "setup_optimize_kprobe" in the error message is completely *removed* by the second one, the above error should not happen.
Thank you,
-- Masami HIRAMATSU IT Management Research Dept. Linux Technology Center Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com
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