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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-03-05 10:50:22 -0800 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-03-05 10:50:22 -0800 |
| commit | 660f6a360be399f4ebdd6572a3d24afe54e9bb1c (patch) | |
| tree | 9c16463c495a656e34577d59c97b58997b61d242 /arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h | |
| parent | 586fac13f8685bf9dfb32e1ee98bfb14f0dd0061 (diff) | |
| parent | e5a11016643d1ab7172193591506d33a844734cc (diff) | |
Merge branch 'perf-probes-for-linus-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'perf-probes-for-linus-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
x86: Issue at least one memory barrier in stop_machine_text_poke()
perf probe: Correct probe syntax on command line help
perf probe: Add lazy line matching support
perf probe: Show more lines after last line
perf probe: Check function address range strictly in line finder
perf probe: Use libdw callback routines
perf probe: Use elfutils-libdw for analyzing debuginfo
perf probe: Rename probe finder functions
perf probe: Fix bugs in line range finder
perf probe: Update perf probe document
perf probe: Do not show --line option without dwarf support
kprobes: Add documents of jump optimization
kprobes/x86: Support kprobes jump optimization on x86
x86: Add text_poke_smp for SMP cross modifying code
kprobes/x86: Cleanup save/restore registers
kprobes/x86: Boost probes when reentering
kprobes: Jump optimization sysctl interface
kprobes: Introduce kprobes jump optimization
kprobes: Introduce generic insn_slot framework
kprobes/x86: Cleanup RELATIVEJUMP_INSTRUCTION to RELATIVEJUMP_OPCODE
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h | 4 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h index f1e253ceba4b..b09ec55650b3 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h @@ -165,10 +165,12 @@ static inline void apply_paravirt(struct paravirt_patch_site *start, * invalid instruction possible) or if the instructions are changed from a * consistent state to another consistent state atomically. * More care must be taken when modifying code in the SMP case because of - * Intel's errata. + * Intel's errata. text_poke_smp() takes care that errata, but still + * doesn't support NMI/MCE handler code modifying. * On the local CPU you need to be protected again NMI or MCE handlers seeing an * inconsistent instruction while you patch. */ extern void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len); +extern void *text_poke_smp(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len); #endif /* _ASM_X86_ALTERNATIVE_H */ |