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If a direct ftrace callback is at a location that does not have any other ftrace helpers attached to it, it is possible to simply just change the text to call the new caller (if the architecture supports it). But this requires special architecture code. Currently, modify_ftrace_direct() uses a trick to add a stub ftrace callback to the location forcing it to call the ftrace iterator. Then it can change the direct helper to call the new function in C, and then remove the stub. Removing the stub will have the location now call the new location that the direct helper is using. The new helper function does the registering the stub trick, but is a weak function, allowing an architecture to override it to do something a bit more direct. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20191115215125.mbqv7taqnx376yed@ast-mbp.dhcp.thefacebook.com Suggested-by: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.