Re: [PATCH] markers: fix missing modpost entry in Module.markers

From: Lai Jiangshan
Date: Tue Oct 07 2008 - 06:11:40 EST


KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> Hi Lai
>
> Have you seen "Markers in (non-module) kernel code?" thread?
> I think this patch and that patch treat the same issue.
>

I didn't notice that thread.

> In addition, I think mathieu's patch is better.

I greed with you, Mathieu's patch is better.

Thanks.

> So, Could I hear your opinition for that?
>
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>> commit d35cb360c29956510b2fe1a953bd4968536f7216 brought a bug.
>> marker points compiled in vmlinux are missing in Module.markers.
>>
>> # cat Module.markers
>> subsystem_event samples/markers/marker-example integer %d string %s
>> subsystem_eventb samples/markers/marker-example
>>
>> # stap -e 'probe kernel.mark("core_marker_format"){} '
>> semantic error: no match while resolving probe point kernel.mark("core_marker_format")
>> semantic error: no probes found
>> Pass 2: analysis failed. Try again with more '-v' (verbose) options.
>>
>> This patch revert a part of d35cb360c29956510b2fe1a953bd4968536f7216.
>> Other parts have fixed duplicate modpost entry bug.
>>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
>> index 418cd7d..3509142 100644
>> --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
>> +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
>> @@ -1992,8 +1992,7 @@ static void read_markers(const char *fname)
>> mod->skip = 1;
>> }
>>
>> - if (!mod->skip)
>> - add_marker(mod, marker, fmt);
>> + add_marker(mod, marker, fmt);
>> }
>> return;
>> fail:
>>
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