Re: [PATCH v9 0/6] x86/vdso: VDSO updates and fixes for sframes

[Jens Remus]

On 2/11/2026 3:13 PM, Jens Remus wrote:
> 
> This enables generation of SFrame V3 stack trace information for VDSO on
> x86-64.  It's a continuation of Josh's and Steve's work:
> 
>    https://lore.kernel.org/all/cover.1737511963.git.jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx/
>    https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250425023750.669174660@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> This series focuses only on the VDSO code. They are helpful fixes
> and updates that doesn't rely on sframes (although the last patch
> is sframe related).
> 
> This series applies on top of tip:x86/entry:
> 
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git  x86/entry
> 
> Like the unwind user sframe series [1] it depends on the binutils 2.46
> release to be used to build the VDSO with SFrame V3 stack trace
> information (using the assembler option --gsframe-3).
> 
> [1]: [PATCH v13 00/18] unwind_deferred: Implement sframe handling,
>     https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260127150554.2760964-1-jremus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Changes in v9 (see indivicual patch notes):
> - Always define KEEP_SFRAME to either true/false in specific VDSO linker
>   scripts and use #if instead of #ifdef in common one. (Peter)
> - Reword patch 6 commit message to provide more details.
> - Note: Binutils 2.46 with SFrame V3 support has been released.
Hello H. Peter,

how do we proceed with this series?  I got your Acked-by for all but the
last patch, which has all of your review feedback integrated in v9.  Is
there a different tree I should rebase it on?

Thanks and regards,
Jens
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Jens Remus
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