Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] powerpc: a few kprobe fixes and refactoring

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Wed Apr 12 2017 - 23:02:32 EST


Hi Naveen,

BTW, I saw you sent 3 different series, are there any
conflict each other? or can we pick those independently?

Thanks,

On Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:28:23 +0530
"Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> v1:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg1334843.html
>
> For v2, this series has been re-ordered and rebased on top of
> powerpc/next so as to make it easier to resolve conflicts with -tip. No
> other changes.
>
> - Naveen
>
>
> Naveen N. Rao (5):
> kprobes: convert kprobe_lookup_name() to a function
> powerpc: kprobes: fix handling of function offsets on ABIv2
> powerpc: introduce a new helper to obtain function entry points
> powerpc: kprobes: factor out code to emulate instruction into a helper
> powerpc: kprobes: emulate instructions on kprobe handler re-entry
>
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h | 37 ++++++++++
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/kprobes.h | 53 --------------
> arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c | 119 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c | 6 +-
> include/linux/kprobes.h | 1 +
> kernel/kprobes.c | 21 +++---
> 6 files changed, 147 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.12.1
>


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Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>