[PATCH 3/3] tracing: Tracers that use CALLER_ADDR macros should	select FRAME_POINTER
    Anton Vorontsov 
    avorontsov at ru.mvista.com
       
    Sat Mar 21 03:44:33 EST 2009
    
    
  
Irqsoff, switch and preempt tracers use CALLER_ADDR macros, so they
should select FRAME_POINTER. Otherwise traces are meaningless.
Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov at ru.mvista.com>
---
 kernel/trace/Kconfig |    3 +++
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 774aba7..9fc98a7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ config IRQSOFF_TRACER
 	select TRACE_IRQFLAGS
 	select TRACING
 	select TRACER_MAX_TRACE
+	select FRAME_POINTER
 	help
 	  This option measures the time spent in irqs-off critical
 	  sections, with microsecond accuracy.
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ config PREEMPT_TRACER
 	depends on PREEMPT
 	select TRACING
 	select TRACER_MAX_TRACE
+	select FRAME_POINTER
 	help
 	  This option measures the time spent in preemption off critical
 	  sections, with microsecond accuracy.
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ config SCHED_TRACER
 	select TRACING
 	select CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER
 	select TRACER_MAX_TRACE
+	select FRAME_POINTER
 	help
 	  This tracer tracks the latency of the highest priority task
 	  to be scheduled in, starting from the point it has woken up.
-- 
1.5.6.5
    
    
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