Re: [PATCH] ftrace: Format MCOUNT_ADDR address as type unsigned long

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Mon Jul 13 2015 - 11:04:54 EST


On Sun, 12 Jul 2015 17:52:24 +0800
Minfei Huang <mhuang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Minfei Huang <mnfhuang@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Always we use type unsigned long to format the ip address, since the
> value of ip address is never the negative.
>
> This patch uses type unsigned long, instead of long, to format the ip
> address. The code is more clearly to be viewed by using type unsigned
> long, although it is correct by using either unsigned long or long.
>

The only place MCOUNT_ADDR is used in generic code is being passed into
a parameter that is already typed "unsigned long". But I'm fine with
the patch just to make it consistent. I added the appropriate Cc's for
this patch too.

-- Steve


> Signed-off-by: Minfei Huang <mnfhuang@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/metag/include/asm/ftrace.h | 2 +-
> arch/microblaze/include/asm/ftrace.h | 2 +-
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h | 2 +-
> arch/sh/include/asm/ftrace.h | 2 +-
> arch/sparc/include/asm/ftrace.h | 2 +-
> arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h | 4 ++--
> 6 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/ftrace.h
> index 2901f0f..a2269d6 100644
> --- a/arch/metag/include/asm/ftrace.h
> +++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/ftrace.h
> @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
>
> #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
> extern void mcount_wrapper(void);
> -#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((long)(mcount_wrapper))
> +#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((unsigned long)(mcount_wrapper))
>
> static inline unsigned long ftrace_call_adjust(unsigned long addr)
> {
> diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/ftrace.h
> index fd2fa2ec..da0144f 100644
> --- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/ftrace.h
> +++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/ftrace.h
> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
>
> -#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((long)(_mcount))
> +#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((unsigned long)(_mcount))
> #define MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE 8 /* sizeof mcount call */
>
> #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
> index e366187..ef89b14 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
> #define _ASM_POWERPC_FTRACE
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
> -#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((long)(_mcount))
> +#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((unsigned long)(_mcount))
> #define MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE 4 /* sizeof mcount call */
>
> #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
> diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/ftrace.h
> index e79fb6e..1f157b8 100644
> --- a/arch/sh/include/asm/ftrace.h
> +++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/ftrace.h
> @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
> #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
> extern void mcount(void);
>
> -#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((long)(mcount))
> +#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((unsigned long)(mcount))
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
> #define CALL_ADDR ((long)(ftrace_call))
> diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/ftrace.h
> index 9ec94ad..3192a8e 100644
> --- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/ftrace.h
> +++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/ftrace.h
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
> #define _ASM_SPARC64_FTRACE
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_MCOUNT
> -#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((long)(_mcount))
> +#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((unsigned long)(_mcount))
> #define MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE 4 /* sizeof mcount call */
>
> #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
> index f45acad..2493885 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
> @@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
> #ifdef CC_USING_FENTRY
> -# define MCOUNT_ADDR ((long)(__fentry__))
> +# define MCOUNT_ADDR ((unsigned long)(__fentry__))
> #else
> -# define MCOUNT_ADDR ((long)(mcount))
> +# define MCOUNT_ADDR ((unsigned long)(mcount))
> #endif
> #define MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE 5 /* sizeof mcount call */
>

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