[PATCH v3 19/25] powerpc/ftrace: Minimise number of #ifdefs

Naveen N. Rao naveen.n.rao at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Thu May 19 03:03:46 AEST 2022


Christophe Leroy wrote:
> 
> 
> Le 18/05/2022 à 14:03, Michael Ellerman a écrit :
>> Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au> writes:
>>> "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao at linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
>>>> Christophe Leroy wrote:
>>>>> A lot of #ifdefs can be replaced by IS_ENABLED()
>>>>>
>>>>> Do so.
>>>>>
>>>>> This requires to have kernel_toc_addr() defined at all time
>>>>> as well as PPC_INST_LD_TOC and PPC_INST_STD_LR.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy at csgroup.eu>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> v2: Moved the setup of pop outside of the big if()/else() in __ftrace_make_nop()
>>>>> ---
>>>>>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h |   2 -
>>>>>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/module.h        |   2 -
>>>>>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h      |  24 +--
>>>>>   arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c       | 182 +++++++++++------------
>>>>>   4 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 107 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>> @@ -710,6 +707,9 @@ void arch_ftrace_update_code(int command)
>>>>>
>>>>>   #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
>>>>>   #define PACATOC offsetof(struct paca_struct, kernel_toc)
>>>>> +#else
>>>>> +#define PACATOC 0
>>>>> +#endif
>>>>
>>>> This conflicts with my fix for the ftrace init tramp:
>>>> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/patch/20220516071422.463738-1-naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com/
>>>>
>>>> It probably makes sense to retain #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64, so that we can
>>>> get rid of the PACATOC. Here is an incremental diff:
>>>
>>> Where is the incremental diff meant to apply?
>>>
>>> It doesn't apply on top of patch 19, or at the end of the series.

Ugh, sorry. I had an additional patch that converts those 
ftrace_[regs_]_caller uses to FTRACE_REGS_ADDR, which prevented one of 
the hunks from applying.

>> 
>> I think I worked out what you meant.
>> 
>> Can you check what's in next-test:
>> 
>>    https://github.com/linuxppc/linux/commits/next-test
> 
> Yes that looks fine.

+1

> 
> As Naveen mentioned we can also get rid of PACATOC completely and use 
> offsetof(struct paca_struct, kernel_toc) directly at the only place 
> PACATOC is used.

Yes, or we can send it out as a separate cleanup.


Thanks,
Naveen



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