Re: Re: [PATCH v2] perf probe: Fix failure to probe events on arm

From	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: Re: [PATCH v2] perf probe: Fix failure to probe events on arm
Date	2015-06-23 05:10 +0200
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On 2015/06/20 6:08, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 02:49:10AM +0000, He Kuang escreveu:
>> Fix failure to probe events on arm, problem is introduced by commit
>> 5a51fcd1f30c ("perf probe: Skip kernel symbols which is out of
>> .text"). For some architectures, label '_etext' is not in the .text
>> section(in .notes section for arm/arm64). Label out of .text section is
>> not loaded as symbols and we got a zero value when look up its address,
>> which causes all events be wrongly skiped.
>>
>> This patch skip checking text address range when failed to get the
>> address of '_etext' and fixes the problem.
> 
> Masami, since you guys discussed this patch, can I have your Acked-by?

Oops, I missed the mails..

OK I'll send it.

Thanks!

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Masami HIRAMATSU
Linux Technology Research Center, System Productivity Research Dept.
Center for Technology Innovation - Systems Engineering
Hitachi, Ltd., Research & Development Group
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com
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Re: Re: [PATCH v2] perf probe: Fix failure to probe events on  arm Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> - 2015-06-23 05:10 +0200

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