[PATCH] kernel: Ftrace seems to have functions to improve performance through optimization

* [PATCH] kernel: Ftrace seems to have functions to improve performance through optimization
@ 2022-05-12  6:30 ` Li kunyu
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From: Li kunyu @ 2022-05-12  6:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: rostedt, mingo, linux, paul.walmsley, palmer, aou, hca, gor,
	agordeev, borntraeger, svens, tglx, bp, dave.hansen, x86, hpa
  Cc: linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-riscv, linux-s390, Li kunyu

At present, it is found that two functions could be optimized, and the
performance may be improved.

Signed-off-by: Li kunyu <kunyu@nfschina.com>
---
 arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c   |  6 ++----
 arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c |  6 ++----
 arch/s390/kernel/ftrace.c  |  3 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c   |  6 ++----
 include/linux/ftrace.h     |  4 ++--
 kernel/trace/ftrace.c      | 16 ++++------------
 6 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
index 83cc068586bc..a0b6d1e3812f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -79,16 +79,14 @@ static unsigned long __ref adjust_address(struct dyn_ftrace *rec,
 	return (unsigned long)&ftrace_regs_caller_from_init;
 }
 
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
+void ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
+void ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
 {
 	/* Make sure any TLB misses during machine stop are cleared. */
 	flush_tlb_all();
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static unsigned long ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr,
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c
index 4716f4cdc038..2086f6585773 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@
 #include <asm/patch.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void) __acquires(&text_mutex)
+void ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void) __acquires(&text_mutex)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
-	return 0;
 }
 
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void) __releases(&text_mutex)
+void ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void) __releases(&text_mutex)
 {
 	mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ftrace_check_current_call(unsigned long hook_pos,
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ftrace.c
index 1852d46babb1..416b5a94353d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -225,14 +225,13 @@ void arch_ftrace_update_code(int command)
 	ftrace_modify_all_code(command);
 }
 
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
+void ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Flush any pre-fetched instructions on all
 	 * CPUs to make the new code visible.
 	 */
 	text_poke_sync_lock();
-	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index 1e31c7d21597..73d2719ed12c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 static int ftrace_poke_late = 0;
 
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
+void ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
     __acquires(&text_mutex)
 {
 	/*
@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ int ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
 	ftrace_poke_late = 1;
-	return 0;
 }
 
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
+void ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
     __releases(&text_mutex)
 {
 	/*
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ int ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
 	text_poke_finish();
 	ftrace_poke_late = 0;
 	mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static const char *ftrace_nop_replace(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 4816b7e11047..a5f74f6e7e4e 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ static inline void stack_tracer_enable(void) { }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void);
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void);
+void ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void);
+void ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void);
 
 enum ftrace_bug_type {
 	FTRACE_BUG_UNKNOWN,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 4f1d2f5e7263..35a899f136fe 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -2707,18 +2707,16 @@ ftrace_nop_initialize(struct module *mod, struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
  * archs can override this function if they must do something
  * before the modifying code is performed.
  */
-int __weak ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
+void __weak ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * archs can override this function if they must do something
  * after the modifying code is performed.
  */
-int __weak ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
+void __weak ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 void ftrace_modify_all_code(int command)
@@ -2804,12 +2802,7 @@ void __weak arch_ftrace_update_code(int command)
 
 static void ftrace_run_update_code(int command)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare();
-	FTRACE_WARN_ON(ret);
-	if (ret)
-		return;
+	ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare();
 
 	/*
 	 * By default we use stop_machine() to modify the code.
@@ -2819,8 +2812,7 @@ static void ftrace_run_update_code(int command)
 	 */
 	arch_ftrace_update_code(command);
 
-	ret = ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process();
-	FTRACE_WARN_ON(ret);
+	ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process();
 }
 
 static void ftrace_run_modify_code(struct ftrace_ops *ops, int command,
-- 
2.18.2


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