[PATCH] ftrace: nuke clear_ftrace_function

From: Yisheng Xie
Date: Thu Feb 01 2018 - 21:24:13 EST


clear_ftrace_function is not used outside of ftrace.c and is not help to
use a function, so nuke it per Steve's suggestion.

Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/ftrace.h | 2 --
kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 13 +------------
2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 9c3c9a3..15518b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ enum ftrace_tracing_type_t {
*/
int register_ftrace_function(struct ftrace_ops *ops);
int unregister_ftrace_function(struct ftrace_ops *ops);
-void clear_ftrace_function(void);

extern void ftrace_stub(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1,
struct ftrace_ops *op, struct pt_regs *regs);
@@ -239,7 +238,6 @@ static inline int ftrace_nr_registered_ops(void)
{
return 0;
}
-static inline void clear_ftrace_function(void) { }
static inline void ftrace_kill(void) { }
static inline void ftrace_free_init_mem(void) { }
static inline void ftrace_free_mem(struct module *mod, void *start, void *end) { }
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index dabd9d1..6263a98 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -192,17 +192,6 @@ static void ftrace_pid_func(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
op->saved_func(ip, parent_ip, op, regs);
}

-/**
- * clear_ftrace_function - reset the ftrace function
- *
- * This NULLs the ftrace function and in essence stops
- * tracing. There may be lag
- */
-void clear_ftrace_function(void)
-{
- ftrace_trace_function = ftrace_stub;
-}
-
static void ftrace_sync(struct work_struct *work)
{
/*
@@ -6691,7 +6680,7 @@ void ftrace_kill(void)
{
ftrace_disabled = 1;
ftrace_enabled = 0;
- clear_ftrace_function();
+ ftrace_trace_function = ftrace_stub;
}

/**
--
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