From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/2] x86: Allow breakpoints to emulate call functions
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 11:45:37 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190507114537.48a863fa@gandalf.local.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAHk-=wjYdj+vvV8uUA8eaUSxOhu=xuQxdo-dtM927j0-3hSkEw@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, 7 May 2019 08:31:14 -0700
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> The reality is that changing something fundamental like the kernel
> stack at this point for an architecture that will not change in the
> future is silly.
x86_32 will no longer have updates, but will x86_64? And we will
constantly be adding more work around hacks to handle the difference of
the pt_regs in the future. I see Peter's patch easing that future pain.
>
> The reality is that Peter's patch is much bigger than mine, because it
> needed a lot of other changes *because* it did that change.
It was much bigger because it removed a lot of the work around hacks.
But you are the "benevolent dictator", and I don't see me changing your
mind.
I'll go and implement it the way you like.
-- Steve
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-05-07 15:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 103+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-05-01 20:28 [RFC][PATCH 0/2] ftrace/x86: Allow for breakpoint handlers to emulate call functions Steven Rostedt
2019-05-01 20:28 ` [RFC][PATCH 1/2] x86: Allow breakpoints " Steven Rostedt
2019-05-02 3:24 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-02 16:21 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-02 16:29 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-02 18:02 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-02 18:18 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-02 18:30 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-02 18:43 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-02 19:28 ` Jiri Kosina
2019-05-02 20:25 ` Andy Lutomirski
2019-05-02 20:21 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-02 20:49 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-02 21:32 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-03 19:24 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-03 21:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-03 22:49 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-03 23:07 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-04 4:17 ` Steven Rostedt
[not found] ` <CAHk-=wiuSFbv_rELND-BLWcP0GSZ0yF=xOAEcf61GE3bU9d=yg@mail.gmail.com>
2019-05-04 18:59 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-04 20:12 ` Andy Lutomirski
2019-05-04 20:28 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-04 20:36 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-03 22:55 ` Andy Lutomirski
2019-05-03 23:16 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-03 23:32 ` Andy Lutomirski
2019-05-02 22:52 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-02 23:31 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-02 23:50 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-03 1:51 ` [RFC][PATCH 1/2 v2] " Steven Rostedt
2019-05-03 9:29 ` [RFC][PATCH 1/2] " Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-03 13:22 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-03 16:20 ` Andy Lutomirski
2019-05-03 16:31 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-03 16:35 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-03 16:44 ` Andy Lutomirski
2019-05-03 16:49 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-03 16:32 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-03 18:57 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-06 8:19 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-06 13:56 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-06 16:17 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-06 16:19 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-06 17:06 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-06 18:06 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-06 18:57 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-06 19:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-06 20:29 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-06 20:42 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-06 20:44 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-06 21:45 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-06 22:06 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-06 22:31 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-07 0:10 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 1:06 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-07 1:04 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 1:34 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 1:34 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-07 1:53 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 2:22 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-07 2:58 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 3:05 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-07 3:21 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 3:28 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-07 14:54 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-07 15:12 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 15:25 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 16:25 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 15:31 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-07 15:45 ` Steven Rostedt [this message]
2019-05-07 16:34 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-07 17:08 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-07 17:21 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2019-05-07 21:24 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-08 4:50 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-08 16:37 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 17:38 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-07 9:51 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-07 14:48 ` Andy Lutomirski
2019-05-07 14:57 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-05-07 14:13 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2019-05-07 17:15 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2019-05-06 14:22 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-07 8:57 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-07 9:18 ` David Laight
2019-05-07 11:30 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-07 12:57 ` David Laight
2019-05-07 13:14 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 14:50 ` David Laight
2019-05-07 14:57 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 15:46 ` David Laight
2019-05-07 13:32 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-07 9:27 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-07 12:27 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 12:41 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-07 12:54 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-07 17:22 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2019-05-07 14:28 ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-02 20:48 ` Steven Rostedt
2019-05-06 15:14 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2019-05-01 20:28 ` [RFC][PATCH 2/2] ftrace/x86: Emulate call function while updating in breakpoint handler Steven Rostedt
2019-05-03 10:22 ` [RFC][PATCH 1.5/2] x86: Add int3_emulate_call() selftest Peter Zijlstra
2019-05-03 18:46 ` Steven Rostedt
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