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: (184 commits)
  perf probe: Clean up probe_point_lazy_walker() return value
  tracing: Fix irqoff selftest expanding max buffer
  tracing: Align 4 byte ints together in struct tracer
  tracing: Export trace_set_clr_event()
  tracing: Explain about unstable clock on resume with ring buffer warning
  ftrace/graph: Trace function entry before updating index
  ftrace: Add .ref.text as one of the safe areas to trace
  tracing: Adjust conditional expression latency formatting.
  tracing: Fix event alignment: skb:kfree_skb
  tracing: Fix event alignment: mce:mce_record
  tracing: Fix event alignment: kvm:kvm_hv_hypercall
  tracing: Fix event alignment: module:module_request
  tracing: Fix event alignment: ftrace:context_switch and ftrace:wakeup
  tracing: Remove lock_depth from event entry
  perf header: Stop using 'self'
  perf session: Use evlist/evsel for managing perf.data attributes
  perf top: Don't let events to eat up whole header line
  perf top: Fix events overflow in top command
  ring-buffer: Remove unused #include <linux/trace_irq.h>
  tracing: Add an 'overwrite' trace_option.
  ...

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
index b3bfabc258f3..c1a1216e29ce 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ extern char _sinittext[], _einittext[];
 extern char _end[];
 extern char __per_cpu_load[], __per_cpu_start[], __per_cpu_end[];
 extern char __kprobes_text_start[], __kprobes_text_end[];
+extern char __entry_text_start[], __entry_text_end[];
 extern char __initdata_begin[], __initdata_end[];
 extern char __start_rodata[], __end_rodata[];
 
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index fe77e3395b40..906c3ceca9a2 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -424,6 +424,12 @@
                 *(.kprobes.text)                                        \
                 VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__kprobes_text_end) = .;
 
+#define ENTRY_TEXT                                                      \
+                ALIGN_FUNCTION();                                       \
+                VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__entry_text_start) = .;                 \
+                *(.entry.text)                                          \
+                VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__entry_text_end) = .;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
 #define IRQENTRY_TEXT                                                   \
                 ALIGN_FUNCTION();                                       \