On Sat, 2009-05-30 at 01:44 +0800, Wu Zhangjin wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 11:24 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > On Fri, 29 May 2009, wuzhangjin@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
> > > index 409596e..a5d2ace 100755
> > > --- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
> > > +++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
> > > @@ -213,6 +213,17 @@ if ($arch eq "x86_64") {
> > > if ($is_module eq "0") {
> > > $cc .= " -mconstant-gp";
> > > }
> > > +
> > > +} elsif ($arch eq "mips") {
> > > + $mcount_regex = "^\\s*([0-9a-fA-F]+):.*\\s_mcount\$";
> > > + $ld .= " -melf".$bits."btsmip";
> > > +
> > > + $cc .= " -mno-abicalls -fno-pic ";
> > > +
> > > + if ($bits == 64) {
> > > + $type = ".dword";
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > } else {
> > > die "Arch $arch is not supported with CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD";
> > > }
> > > @@ -441,12 +452,12 @@ if ($#converts >= 0) {
> > > #
> > > # Step 5: set up each local function as a global
> > > #
> > > - `$objcopy $globallist $inputfile $globalobj`;
> > > + `$objcopy $globallist $inputfile $globalobj 2>&1 >/dev/null`;
> > >
> > > #
> > > # Step 6: Link the global version to our list.
> > > #
> > > - `$ld -r $globalobj $mcount_o -o $globalmix`;
> > > + `$ld -r $globalobj $mcount_o -o $globalmix 2>&1 >/dev/null`;
> >
> > We still need to find out why these are giving errors. I don't like the
> > idea of hiding errors that might be useful. The better way is to change
> > the code to avoid having any warnings or errors.
> >
>
> ooh, there is really a bug in scripts/recordmcount.pl, just fixed it.
>
> warnings like this(only in mips/64bit):
>
> CC fs/proc/devices.o
> mipsel-linux-gnu-objcopy: 'fs/proc/.tmp_gl_devices.o': No such file
> mipsel-linux-gnu-ld: fs/proc/.tmp_gl_devices.o: No such file: No such
> file or directory
> rm: cannot remove `fs/proc/.tmp_gl_devices.o': No such file or directory
> rm: cannot remove `fs/proc/.tmp_mx_devices.o': No such file or directory
>
> so i checked the source code and let it print something:
>
> #
> # Step 5: set up each local function as a global
> #
> + print "$objcopy $globallist $inputfile $globalobj\n";
> `$objcopy $globallist $inputfile $globalobj`;
>
> something like this is printed:
>
> mipsel-linux-gnu-objcopy --globalize-symbol $L12
> arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.o arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o
> mipsel-linux-gnu-objcopy: 'arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o': No such
> file
> mipsel-linux-gnu-ld: arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o: No such file:
> No such file or directory
> rm: cannot remove `arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o': No such file or
> directory
> rm: cannot remove `arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_mx_irq_cpu.o': No such file or
> directory
>
>
> did you see the symbol: $L12, which should be quoted, otherwise, it will
> be interpreted as the value of a variable L12(the whole $L12 should be a
> string), this $L12 will be an empty string. so, the whole command
> becomes:
>
> mipsel-linux-gnu-objcopy --globalize-symbol arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.o
> arch/mips/kernel/.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o
>
> the last string .../.tmp_gl_irq_cpu.o becomes the input file, but it's
> not there, that is the warning.
>
> fix it like this:
>
> diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
> index 59ea43a..907110e 100755
> --- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
> +++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
> @@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ if ($#converts >= 0) {
> my $locallist = "";
>
> foreach my $con (@converts) {
> - $globallist .= " --globalize-symbol $con";
> - $locallist .= " --localize-symbol $con";
> + $globallist .= " --globalize-symbol \"$con\"";
> + $locallist .= " --localize-symbol \"$con\"";
> }
>
> my $globalobj = $dirname . "/.tmp_gl_" . $filename;
>
> I will add this as the third patch, is it okay?
>
sorry, this fix not work, can not link the kernel:
arch/mips/kernel/built-in.o:(__mcount_loc+0x3a0): undefined reference to
`$L12'
arch/mips/kernel/built-in.o:(__mcount_loc+0x3a8): undefined reference to
`$L12'
I think we should ignore these symbols, should we?
> Best Wishes,
> --- Wu Zhangjin
