Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] function_graph: Support recording and printing the return value of function

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Wed Mar 15 2023 - 10:15:11 EST


On Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:49:11 +0100
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
> > index 1265ad519249..35ac9c58dc77 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
> > @@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ SYM_CODE_START(return_to_handler)
> > movq %rax, (%rsp)
> > movq %rdx, 8(%rsp)
> > movq %rbp, %rdi
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_RETVAL
> > + /* Pass the function return value to ftrace_return_to_handler */
> > + movq %rax, %rsi
> > +#endif
> >
> > call ftrace_return_to_handler
>
> What about the case of double register return values (when the value
> is returned in the A,D pair) ?

Is there anything that does that in 64 bit kernels?

-- Steve