Re: [PATCH 13/41] perf tools: Add machine__kernel_ip()

From: Adrian Hunter
Date: Mon Aug 11 2014 - 08:37:56 EST


On 08/11/2014 03:23 PM, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 05:22:22PM +0300, Adrian Hunter wrote:
>> On 16/07/2014 5:15 p.m., Jiri Olsa wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 01:02:37PM +0300, Adrian Hunter wrote:
>>>
>>> SNIP
>>>
>>>> +
>>>> +int machine__get_kernel_start(struct machine *machine)
>>>> +{
>>>> + struct map *map = machine__kernel_map(machine, MAP__FUNCTION);
>>>> + int err = 0;
>>>> +
>>>> + /*
>>>> + * The only addresses above 2^63 are kernel addresses of a 64-bit
>>>> + * kernel. Note that addresses are unsigned so that on a 32-bit system
>>>> + * all addresses including kernel addresses are less than 2^32. In
>>>> + * that case (32-bit system), if the kernel mapping is unknown, all
>>>> + * addresses will be assumed to be in user space - see
>>>> + * machine__kernel_ip().
>>>> + */
>>>> + machine->kernel_start = 1ULL << 63;
>>>> + if (map) {
>>>> + err = map__load(map, machine->symbol_filter);
>>>> + if (map->start)
>>>> + machine->kernel_start = map->start;
>>>> + }
>>>> + return err;
>>>> +}
>>>
>>> we just recently got machine__get_kernel_start_addr function,
>>> I think we want just one function for this
>>
>> They do quite different things.
>>
>
> so one of those two should have different name

Such as?

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