ret_fast_syscall runs when user space makes a syscall. However it needs to be marked as such so the ELF information is correct. Before it was:
101: 8000f300 0 NOTYPE LOCAL DEFAULT 2 ret_fast_syscall But with this change it correctly shows as: 101: 8000f300 96 FUNC LOCAL DEFAULT 2 ret_fast_syscall I see this function when using perf to unwind call stacks from kernel space to user space. Without this change I would need to add some special case logic when using the vmlinux ELF information. Signed-off-by: Drew Richardson <[email protected]> --- arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S index 92828a1dec80..b48dd4f37f80 100644 --- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ work_pending: movlt scno, #(__NR_restart_syscall - __NR_SYSCALL_BASE) ldmia sp, {r0 - r6} @ have to reload r0 - r6 b local_restart @ ... and off we go +ENDPROC(ret_fast_syscall) /* * "slow" syscall return path. "why" tells us if this was a real syscall. -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
