Re: [PATCH 0001/0001] format idle IP output func+offset/length

From: Liu, Changcheng
Date: Mon Nov 06 2017 - 05:52:07 EST


kaslr feature is enabled in kernel.
Remove kernel text address when dumping idle IP info

Signed-off-by: Liu Changcheng <changcheng.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jerry Liu <primerlink@xxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/lib/nmi_backtrace.c b/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
index 0bc0a35..9cc4178 100644
--- a/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
+++ b/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ bool nmi_cpu_backtrace(struct pt_regs *regs)
if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, to_cpumask(backtrace_mask))) {
arch_spin_lock(&lock);
if (regs && cpu_in_idle(instruction_pointer(regs))) {
- pr_warn("NMI backtrace for cpu %d skipped: idling at pc %#lx\n",
+ pr_warn("NMI backtrace for cpu %d skipped: idling at %pS\n",
cpu, instruction_pointer(regs));
} else {
pr_warn("NMI backtrace for cpu %d\n", cpu);
--
2.7.4

On 17:05 Mon 06 Nov, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> On (11/06/17 13:25), Liu, Changcheng wrote:
> > kaslr feature is enabled in kernel.
> > Remove kernel text address when dumping idle IP info
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Liu Changcheng <changcheng.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Jerry Liu <primerlink@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > diff --git a/lib/nmi_backtrace.c b/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
> > index 0bc0a35..9cc4178 100644
> > --- a/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
> > +++ b/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
> > @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ bool nmi_cpu_backtrace(struct pt_regs *regs)
> > if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, to_cpumask(backtrace_mask))) {
> > arch_spin_lock(&lock);
> > if (regs && cpu_in_idle(instruction_pointer(regs))) {
> > - pr_warn("NMI backtrace for cpu %d skipped: idling at pc %#lx\n",
> > + pr_warn("NMI backtrace for cpu %d skipped: idling at pc %pS\n",
> I guess the word 'pc' can be dropped from the message ^^
>
> there seems to be other cases in the kernel when we print regs->pc/regs->ip.
>
> -ss
>
> > cpu, instruction_pointer(regs));
> > } else {
> > pr_warn("NMI backtrace for cpu %d\n", cpu);