ftrace/x86: Add support for -mfentry to x86_64
If the kernel is compiled with gcc 4.6.0 which supports -mfentry, then use that instead of mcount. With mcount, frame pointers are forced with the -pg option and we get something like: <can_vma_merge_before>: 55 push %rbp 48 89 e5 mov %rsp,%rbp 53 push %rbx 41 51 push %r9 e8 fe 6a 39 00 callq ffffffff81483d00 <mcount> 31 c0 xor %eax,%eax 48 89 fb mov %rdi,%rbx 48 89 d7 mov %rdx,%rdi 48 33 73 30 xor 0x30(%rbx),%rsi 48 f7 c6 ff ff ff f7 test $0xfffffffff7ffffff,%rsi With -mfentry, frame pointers are no longer forced and the call looks like this: <can_vma_merge_before>: e8 33 af 37 00 callq ffffffff81461b40 <__fentry__> 53 push %rbx 48 89 fb mov %rdi,%rbx 31 c0 xor %eax,%eax 48 89 d7 mov %rdx,%rdi 41 51 push %r9 48 33 73 30 xor 0x30(%rbx),%rsi 48 f7 c6 ff ff ff f7 test $0xfffffffff7ffffff,%rsi This adds the ftrace hook at the beginning of the function before a frame is set up, and allows the function callbacks to be able to access parameters. As kprobes now can use function tracing (at least on x86) this speeds up the kprobe hooks that are at the beginning of the function. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20120807194100.130477900@goodmis.orgAcked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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