1 files changed, 4 insertions, 71 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-ftrace.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-ftrace.S
index efcd9f25a14b..0be69e551a64 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-ftrace.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-ftrace.S
@@ -15,23 +15,8 @@
  * start of every function.  In mcount, apart from the function's address (in
  * lr), we need to get hold of the function's caller's address.
  *
- * Older GCCs (pre-4.4) inserted a call to a routine called mcount like this:
- *
- *	bl	mcount
- *
- * These versions have the limitation that in order for the mcount routine to
- * be able to determine the function's caller's address, an APCS-style frame
- * pointer (which is set up with something like the code below) is required.
- *
- *	mov     ip, sp
- *	push    {fp, ip, lr, pc}
- *	sub     fp, ip, #4
- *
- * With EABI, these frame pointers are not available unless -mapcs-frame is
- * specified, and if building as Thumb-2, not even then.
- *
- * Newer GCCs (4.4+) solve this problem by introducing a new version of mcount,
- * with call sites like:
+ * Newer GCCs (4.4+) solve this problem by using a version of mcount with call
+ * sites like:
  *
  *	push	{lr}
  *	bl	__gnu_mcount_nc
@@ -46,17 +31,10 @@
  * allows it to be clobbered in subroutines and doesn't use it to hold
  * parameters.)
  *
- * When using dynamic ftrace, we patch out the mcount call by a "mov r0, r0"
- * for the mcount case, and a "pop {lr}" for the __gnu_mcount_nc case (see
- * arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c).
+ * When using dynamic ftrace, we patch out the mcount call by a "pop {lr}"
+ * instead of the __gnu_mcount_nc call (see arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c).
  */
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_OLD_MCOUNT
-#if (__GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 4))
-#error Ftrace requires CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER=y with GCC older than 4.4.0.
-#endif
-#endif
-
 .macro mcount_adjust_addr rd, rn
 	bic	\rd, \rn, #1		@ clear the Thumb bit if present
 	sub	\rd, \rd, #MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE
@@ -209,51 +187,6 @@ ftrace_graph_call\suffix:
 	mcount_exit
 .endm
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OLD_MCOUNT
-/*
- * mcount
- */
-
-.macro mcount_enter
-	stmdb	sp!, {r0-r3, lr}
-.endm
-
-.macro mcount_get_lr reg
-	ldr	\reg, [fp, #-4]
-.endm
-
-.macro mcount_exit
-	ldr	lr, [fp, #-4]
-	ldmia	sp!, {r0-r3, pc}
-.endm
-
-ENTRY(mcount)
-#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
-	stmdb	sp!, {lr}
-	ldr	lr, [fp, #-4]
-	ldmia	sp!, {pc}
-#else
-	__mcount _old
-#endif
-ENDPROC(mcount)
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
-ENTRY(ftrace_caller_old)
-	__ftrace_caller _old
-ENDPROC(ftrace_caller_old)
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
-ENTRY(ftrace_graph_caller_old)
-	__ftrace_graph_caller
-ENDPROC(ftrace_graph_caller_old)
-#endif
-
-.purgem mcount_enter
-.purgem mcount_get_lr
-.purgem mcount_exit
-#endif
-
 /*
  * __gnu_mcount_nc
  */