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Re: [PATCH 09/19] x86/dumpstack: simplify in_exception_stack()

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On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> wrote:
> in_exception_stack() does some bad, bad things just so the unwinder can
> print different values for different areas of the debug exception stack.
>
> There's no need to clarify where exactly on the stack it is.  Just print
> "#DB" and be done with it.

This is a huge improvement.

However: could you add a comment clarifying what purpose visit_mask serves?

FWIW, I have patches that remove the extra debug stacks, and they'll
be nicer on top of this.

--Andy

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[PATCH 00/19] x86/dumpstack: rewrite x86 stack dump code Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
  [PATCH 05/19] x86/dumpstack: fix function graph tracing stack dump reliability issues Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
  [PATCH 04/19] x86/dumpstack: make printk_stack_address() more generally useful Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
  [PATCH 18/19] x86/dumpstack: print stack identifier on its own line Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
  [PATCH 13/19] x86/stacktrace: convert save_stack_trace_*() to the new unwinder Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
  [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-22 00:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-22 05:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-22 07:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-22 18:00 +0200
            Re: [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-22 23:50 +0200
              Re: [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-23 00:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-23 01:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-23 01:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-23 02:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 19/19] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-23 01:40 +0200
  [PATCH 08/19] x86/dumpstack: don't disable preemption in show_stack_log_lvl() and dump_trace() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
  [PATCH 14/19] oprofile/x86: convert x86_backtrace() to the new unwinder Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
  [PATCH 06/19] x86/dumpstack: remove extra brackets around "EOE" Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
  [PATCH 10/19] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_info() interface Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 10/19] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_info() interface Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-23 01:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 10/19] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_info() interface Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-23 02:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 10/19] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_info() interface Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-23 15:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 10/19] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_info() interface Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-23 02:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 10/19] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_info() interface Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-23 02:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 10/19] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_info() interface Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-23 16:10 +0200
  [PATCH 01/19] x86/dumpstack: remove show_trace() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 01/19] x86/dumpstack: remove show_trace() Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-22 00:00 +0200
  [PATCH 12/19] perf/x86: convert perf_callchain_kernel() to the new unwinder Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
  [PATCH 02/19] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_pointer() and get_frame_pointer() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 02/19] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_pointer() and get_frame_pointer() Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-22 00:00 +0200
  [PATCH 11/19] x86/dumptrace: add new unwind interface and implementations Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
  [PATCH 09/19] x86/dumpstack: simplify in_exception_stack() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 09/19] x86/dumpstack: simplify in_exception_stack() Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-22 00:10 +0200
  [PATCH 07/19] x86/dumpstack: add IRQ_USABLE_STACK_SIZE define Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-21 23:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 07/19] x86/dumpstack: add IRQ_USABLE_STACK_SIZE define Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-22 00:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 07/19] x86/dumpstack: add IRQ_USABLE_STACK_SIZE define Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-22 03:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 07/19] x86/dumpstack: add IRQ_USABLE_STACK_SIZE define Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2016-07-22 10:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 00/19] x86/dumpstack: rewrite x86 stack dump code Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2016-07-23 02:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 00/19] x86/dumpstack: rewrite x86 stack dump code Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-23 02:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 00/19] x86/dumpstack: rewrite x86 stack dump code Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-23 07:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 00/19] x86/dumpstack: rewrite x86 stack dump code Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2016-07-23 07:50 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 00/19] x86/dumpstack: rewrite x86 stack dump code Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-07-23 15:00 +0200

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