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>

3 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/backtrace.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/backtrace.c
index dc59a808009f..0ed046a187f7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/backtrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/backtrace.c
@@ -76,16 +76,8 @@ dump_user_backtrace(struct frame_head * head)
 void
 x86_backtrace(struct pt_regs * const regs, unsigned int depth)
 {
-        struct frame_head *head;
-        unsigned long stack;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-        head = (struct frame_head *)regs->rbp;
-        stack = regs->rsp;
-#else
-        head = (struct frame_head *)regs->ebp;
-        stack = regs->esp;
-#endif
+        struct frame_head *head = (struct frame_head *)frame_pointer(regs);
+        unsigned long stack = stack_pointer(regs);
 
         if (!user_mode_vm(regs)) {
                 if (depth)
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/ptrace_32.h b/include/asm-x86/ptrace_32.h
index 6002597b9e12..78d063dabe0a 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 7f166ccb0606..7bfe61e1b705 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);