The function graph has a test to check if the frame pointer is corrupted, which can happen with various options of gcc with mcount. But this is not an issue with -mfentry as -mfentry does not need nor use frame pointers for function graph tracing. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20120807194059.773895870@goodmis.org Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin Acked-by: Ingo Molnar Cc: Andi Kleen Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt --- kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c index ce27c8b..99b4378 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ ftrace_pop_return_trace(struct ftrace_graph_ret *trace, unsigned long *ret, return; } -#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST +#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST) && !defined(CC_USING_FENTRY) /* * The arch may choose to record the frame pointer used * and check it here to make sure that it is what we expect it @@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ ftrace_pop_return_trace(struct ftrace_graph_ret *trace, unsigned long *ret, * * Currently, x86_32 with optimize for size (-Os) makes the latest * gcc do the above. + * + * Note, -mfentry does not use frame pointers, and this test + * is not needed if CC_USING_FENTRY is set. */ if (unlikely(current->ret_stack[index].fp != frame_pointer)) { ftrace_graph_stop(); -- 1.7.10.4