On Fri, 10 May 2019 23:47:50 +0200 (CEST) Jiri Kosina <jikos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@xxxxxxx> > > The only purpose of klp_check_compiler_support() is to make sure that we > are not using ftrace on x86 via mcount (because that's executed only after > prologue has already happened, and that's too late for livepatching > purposes). > > Now that mcount is not supported by ftrace any more, there is no need for > klp_check_compiler_support() either. > > Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@xxxxxxx> > --- > > I guess it makes most sense to merge this together with mcount removal in > one go. Thanks, I applied it to my queue and will start running it through my tests. -- Steve
