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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-10-21 15:54:49 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-10-21 15:54:49 -0400
commit5d70f79b5ef6ea2de4f72a37b2d96e2601e40a22 (patch)
treea0d6de0930ba83ecf4629c2e2e261f5eaa2d8f33 /Documentation
parent888a6f77e0418b049f83d37547c209b904d30af4 (diff)
parent750ed158bf6c782d2813da1bca2c824365a0b777 (diff)
Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (163 commits) tracing: Fix compile issue for trace_sched_wakeup.c [S390] hardirq: remove pointless header file includes [IA64] Move local_softirq_pending() definition perf, powerpc: Fix power_pmu_event_init to not use event->ctx ftrace: Remove recursion between recordmcount and scripts/mod/empty jump_label: Add COND_STMT(), reducer wrappery perf: Optimize sw events perf: Use jump_labels to optimize the scheduler hooks jump_label: Add atomic_t interface jump_label: Use more consistent naming perf, hw_breakpoint: Fix crash in hw_breakpoint creation perf: Find task before event alloc perf: Fix task refcount bugs perf: Fix group moving irq_work: Add generic hardirq context callbacks perf_events: Fix transaction recovery in group_sched_in() perf_events: Fix bogus AMD64 generic TLB events perf_events: Fix bogus context time tracking tracing: Remove parent recording in latency tracer graph options tracing: Use one prologue for the preempt irqs off tracer function tracers ...
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diff --git a/Documentation/kprobes.txt b/Documentation/kprobes.txt
index 1762b81fcdf2..741fe66d6eca 100644
--- a/Documentation/kprobes.txt
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@@ -542,9 +542,11 @@ Kprobes does not use mutexes or allocate memory except during
542registration and unregistration. 542registration and unregistration.
543 543
544Probe handlers are run with preemption disabled. Depending on the 544Probe handlers are run with preemption disabled. Depending on the
545architecture, handlers may also run with interrupts disabled. In any 545architecture and optimization state, handlers may also run with
546case, your handler should not yield the CPU (e.g., by attempting to 546interrupts disabled (e.g., kretprobe handlers and optimized kprobe
547acquire a semaphore). 547handlers run without interrupt disabled on x86/x86-64). In any case,
548your handler should not yield the CPU (e.g., by attempting to acquire
549a semaphore).
548 550
549Since a return probe is implemented by replacing the return 551Since a return probe is implemented by replacing the return
550address with the trampoline's address, stack backtraces and calls 552address with the trampoline's address, stack backtraces and calls