As its name suggest this option prevents gcc from auto inlining small functions. This is very important if one wants to obtain traces with accurate call sites. Without this option, gcc will collapse some small functions, even when not marked as 'inline' thus making impossible to correlate the trace caller address to the real function it belongs. Of course, the resultant kernel is slower and slightly smaller, but that's not an issue if the focus is on tracing accuracy. Cc: Michal Marek <mmarek@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ezequiel Garcia <elezegarcia@xxxxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 4 ++++ lib/Kconfig.debug | 11 +++++++++++ 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index ddf5be9..df6045a 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -561,6 +561,10 @@ else KBUILD_CFLAGS += -O2 endif +ifdef CONFIG_DISABLE_GCC_AUTOMATIC_INLINING +KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-inline-small-functions +endif + include $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile ifdef CONFIG_READABLE_ASM diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug index 2403a63..c8fd50f 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug @@ -1265,6 +1265,17 @@ config LATENCYTOP source mm/Kconfig.debug source kernel/trace/Kconfig +config DISABLE_GCC_AUTOMATIC_INLINING + bool "Disable gcc automatic inlining" + depends on TRACING + help + This option tells gcc he's not allowed to inline functions automatically, + when they are not marked as 'inline'. + In turn, this enables to trace an event with an accurate call site. + Of course, the resultant kernel is slower and slightly smaller. + + Select this option only if you want to trace call sites accurately. + config PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT bool "Remote debugging over FireWire early on boot" depends on PCI && X86 -- 1.7.8.6 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>