Re: [RFC][PATCH] Enable livepatching for powerpc

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On Mon, 29 Feb 2016 10:42:21 +1100
Balbir Singh <bsingharora@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> > unsigned long function_to_ftrace_location(unsigned long addr)
> > {
> > 	const struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
> > 	const struct ftrace_page *pg;
> > 	unsigned long symbol_size, offset, post_addr;
> > 	unsigned long ret = 0UL;
> >
> > 	if (!kallsyms_lookup_size_offset(addr, &symbol_size, &offset))
> > 		return 0UL;
> >
> > 	addr -= offset;
> > 	post_addr = addr += symbol_size;
> >
> > 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
> > 	do_for_each_ftrace_rec(pg, rec) {
> > 		if (rec->ip >= addr && rec->ip < post_addr ) {
> > 			ret = rec->ip;
> > 			goto end;
> > 		}
> > 	} while_for_each_ftrace_rec()  
> 
> I thought of this as well, I was thinking of modifying ftrace_location(), but that would be a larger change

Or look at what ftarce_location_range() does, and add a similar
function.

The ftrace_location*() function optimize the fact that the pg pages are
ordered in a link list, and the recs in the pg are also sorted.

-- Steve



> > end:
> > 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
> >
> > 	return ret;
> > }
> >
>
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