Re: [PATCH v2 4/8] objtool: add undwarf debuginfo generation

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



* Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Now that objtool knows the states of all registers on the stack for each
> instruction, it's straightforward to generate debuginfo for an unwinder
> to use.
> 
> Instead of generating DWARF, generate a new format called undwarf, which
> is more suitable for an in-kernel unwinder.  See
> tools/objtool/Documentation/undwarf.txt for a more detailed description
> of this new debuginfo format and why it's preferable to DWARF.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  tools/objtool/Build                              |   3 +
>  tools/objtool/Documentation/stack-validation.txt |  46 ++---
>  tools/objtool/builtin-check.c                    |   2 +-
>  tools/objtool/builtin-undwarf.c                  |  70 ++++++++
>  tools/objtool/builtin.h                          |   1 +
>  tools/objtool/check.c                            |  59 ++++++-
>  tools/objtool/check.h                            |  15 +-
>  tools/objtool/elf.c                              | 212 ++++++++++++++++++++--
>  tools/objtool/elf.h                              |  15 +-
>  tools/objtool/objtool.c                          |   3 +-
>  tools/objtool/undwarf-types.h                    |  81 +++++++++

Just a very quick stylistic suggestion: please name the header 'undwarf_types.h' 
(note the underscore versus hyphen), which is the common naming pattern used in 
the kernel.

Thanks,

	Ingo
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe live-patching" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html



[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[Index of Archives]     [Linux Kernel]     [Linux NFS]     [Linux NILFS]     [Linux USB Devel]     [Video for Linux]     [Linux Audio Users]     [Yosemite News]     [Linux SCSI]

  Powered by Linux