kernel-ark/kernel
Jan Beulich adf1423698 [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Work around gcc bug with noreturn functions in unwinder
Current gcc generates calls not jumps to noreturn functions. When that happens the
return address can point to the next function, which confuses the unwinder.

This patch works around it by marking asynchronous exception
frames in contrast normal call frames in the unwind information.  Then teach
the unwinder to decode this.

For normal call frames the unwinder now subtracts one from the address which avoids
this problem.  The standard libgcc unwinder uses the same trick.

It doesn't include adjustment of the printed address (i.e. for the original
example, it'd still be kernel_math_error+0 that gets displayed, but the
unwinder wouldn't get confused anymore.

This only works with binutils 2.6.17+ and some versions of H.J.Lu's 2.6.16
unfortunately because earlier binutils don't support .cfi_signal_frame

[AK: added automatic detection of the new binutils and wrote description]

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
2006-09-26 10:52:41 +02:00
..
irq [PATCH] genirq core: fix handle_level_irq() 2006-09-19 07:57:20 -07:00
power [PATCH] prevent swsusp with PAE 2006-09-06 11:00:02 -07:00
time
.gitignore
acct.c
audit.c [PATCH] sanity check audit_buffer 2006-09-11 13:32:17 -04:00
audit.h [PATCH] audit: AUDIT_PERM support 2006-09-11 13:32:30 -04:00
auditfilter.c [PATCH] audit: AUDIT_PERM support 2006-09-11 13:32:30 -04:00
auditsc.c [PATCH] audit: AUDIT_PERM support 2006-09-11 13:32:30 -04:00
capability.c
compat.c
configs.c
cpu.c
cpuset.c
delayacct.c
dma.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c [PATCH] eligible_child: remove an obsolete ->tgid check 2006-09-02 14:51:27 -07:00
extable.c
fork.c [PATCH] Add the canary field to the PDA area and the task struct 2006-09-26 10:52:38 +02:00
futex_compat.c
futex.c [PATCH] Use the correct restart option for futex_lock_pi 2006-09-08 10:22:50 -07:00
hrtimer.c
itimer.c
kallsyms.c
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.preempt
kexec.c
kfifo.c
kmod.c [PATCH] bug fix in kernel/kmod.c 2006-09-16 12:54:32 -07:00
kprobes.c
ksysfs.c
kthread.c
lockdep_internals.h [PATCH] lockdep: double the number of stack-trace entries 2006-09-13 07:32:14 -07:00
lockdep_proc.c
lockdep.c [PATCH] Avoid recursion in lockdep when stack tracer takes locks 2006-09-26 10:52:34 +02:00
Makefile
module.c [PATCH] load_module: no BUG if module_subsys uninitialized 2006-09-25 17:38:36 -07:00
mutex-debug.c
mutex-debug.h
mutex.c
mutex.h
panic.c [PATCH] Add the __stack_chk_fail() function 2006-09-26 10:52:39 +02:00
params.c
pid.c
posix-cpu-timers.c
posix-timers.c
printk.c
profile.c
ptrace.c
rcupdate.c [PATCH] rcu_do_batch: make ->qlen decrement irq safe 2006-09-13 07:32:14 -07:00
rcutorture.c
relay.c
resource.c
rtmutex_common.h
rtmutex-debug.c
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c
rtmutex.c
rtmutex.h
rwsem.c
sched.c
seccomp.c
signal.c
softirq.c
softlockup.c
spinlock.c [PATCH] i386: Account spinlocks to the caller during profiling for !FP kernels 2006-09-26 10:52:28 +02:00
stacktrace.c
stop_machine.c
sys_ni.c
sys.c [PATCH] x86: Add portable getcpu call 2006-09-26 10:52:28 +02:00
sysctl.c [PATCH] x86: Allow users to force a panic on NMI 2006-09-26 10:52:27 +02:00
taskstats.c [NETLINK]: Extend netlink messaging interface 2006-09-22 14:53:43 -07:00
time.c
timer.c
uid16.c
unwind.c [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Work around gcc bug with noreturn functions in unwinder 2006-09-26 10:52:41 +02:00
user.c
wait.c
workqueue.c