x86: introduce frame_pointer() and stack_pointer()

This patch defines frame_pointer() and stack_pointer() similar to the
already defined instruction_pointer(). Thus the oprofile code can be
written in a more readable fashion.

[ tglx: arch/x86 adaptation ]

Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-x86/ptrace_32.h b/include/asm-x86/ptrace_32.h
index 6002597b9e1..78d063dabe0 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/ptrace_32.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/ptrace_32.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static inline int v8086_mode(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->eip)
+#define frame_pointer(regs) ((regs)->ebp)
+#define stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->esp)
 #define regs_return_value(regs) ((regs)->eax)
 
 extern unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *regs);
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/ptrace_64.h b/include/asm-x86/ptrace_64.h
index 7f166ccb060..7bfe61e1b70 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/ptrace_64.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/ptrace_64.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ struct pt_regs {
 #define user_mode(regs) (!!((regs)->cs & 3))
 #define user_mode_vm(regs) user_mode(regs)
 #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->rip)
+#define frame_pointer(regs) ((regs)->rbp)
+#define stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->rsp)
 #define regs_return_value(regs) ((regs)->rax)
 
 extern unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *regs);