On 28 December 2017 at 15:42, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 08:50:30 +0000 > Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> To avoid the need for relocating absolute references to tracepoint >> structures at boot time when running relocatable kernels (which may >> take a disproportionate amount of space), add the option to emit >> these tables as relative references instead. >> > > I gave this patch a quick skim over. It appears to not modify anything > when CONFIG_HAVE_PREL32_RELOCATIONS is not defined. I haven't > thoroughly reviewed it or tested it. But if it doesn't break anything, > I'm fine giving you an ack. > > Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Thank you Steven. I should mention though (as you don't appear to recall) that an earlier version of this patch triggered an issue for you https://marc.info/?l=linux-arch&m=150584374820168&w=2 but I have never managed to reproduce it, neither at the time nor currently with this v6. ard@bezzzef:~/linux-2.6$ sudo tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest === Ftrace unit tests === [1] Basic trace file check [PASS] [2] Basic test for tracers [PASS] [3] Basic trace clock test [PASS] [4] Basic event tracing check [PASS] [5] event tracing - enable/disable with event level files [PASS] [6] event tracing - restricts events based on pid [PASS] [7] event tracing - enable/disable with subsystem level files [PASS] [8] event tracing - enable/disable with top level files [PASS] [9] ftrace - function graph filters with stack tracer [PASS] [10] ftrace - function graph filters [PASS] [11] ftrace - test for function event triggers [PASS] [12] ftrace - function glob filters [PASS] [13] ftrace - function pid filters [PASS] [14] ftrace - function profiler with function tracing [PASS] [15] ftrace - test reading of set_ftrace_filter [PASS] [16] ftrace - test for function traceon/off triggers [PASS] [17] Test creation and deletion of trace instances while setting an event [PASS] [18] Test creation and deletion of trace instances [PASS] [19] Kprobe dynamic event - adding and removing [PASS] [20] Kprobe dynamic event - busy event check [PASS] [21] Kprobe dynamic event with arguments [PASS] [22] Kprobes event arguments with types [PASS] [23] Kprobe event auto/manual naming [PASS] [24] Kprobe dynamic event with function tracer [PASS] [25] Kprobe dynamic event - probing module [PASS] [26] Kretprobe dynamic event with arguments [PASS] [27] Kretprobe dynamic event with maxactive [PASS] [28] Register/unregister many kprobe events [PASS] [29] event trigger - test event enable/disable trigger [PASS] [30] event trigger - test trigger filter [PASS] [31] event trigger - test histogram modifiers [PASS] [32] event trigger - test histogram trigger [PASS] [33] event trigger - test multiple histogram triggers [PASS] [34] event trigger - test snapshot-trigger [PASS] [35] event trigger - test stacktrace-trigger [PASS] [36] event trigger - test traceon/off trigger [PASS] [37] (instance) Basic test for tracers [PASS] [38] (instance) Basic trace clock test [PASS] [39] (instance) event tracing - enable/disable with event level files [PASS] [40] (instance) event tracing - restricts events based on pid [PASS] [41] (instance) event tracing - enable/disable with subsystem level files [PASS] [42] (instance) ftrace - test for function event triggers [PASS] [43] (instance) ftrace - test for function traceon/off triggers [PASS] [44] (instance) event trigger - test event enable/disable trigger [PASS] [45] (instance) event trigger - test trigger filter [PASS] [46] (instance) event trigger - test histogram modifiers [PASS] [47] (instance) event trigger - test histogram trigger [PASS] [48] (instance) event trigger - test multiple histogram triggers [PASS] # of passed: 48 # of failed: 0 # of unresolved: 0 # of untested: 0 # of unsupported: 0 # of xfailed: 0 # of undefined(test bug): 0