------- Comment From [email protected] 2017-02-20 07:45 EDT------- This is now upstream. The below patches need to be included:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?h=next&id=c233f5979b3dbb39a5b2473b5fcaf58baec8f1bd https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?h=next&id=ebfa50df435eed18e1389a43e0596246228e7298 https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?h=next&id=30176466e36aadba01e1a630cf42397a3438efa4 https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?h=next&id=51c9c0843993528bffc920c54c2121d9e6f8b090 https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?h=next&id=762df10bad6954b353ee649c387a8ffacf6dc347 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1585741 Title: [ubuntu 16.10] Enable OPTPROBES for powerpc Status in linux package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in linux source package in Yakkety: Won't Fix Status in linux source package in Zesty: In Progress Bug description: This is a feature request for Ubuntu 16.10: Optimized kprobes support for powerpc : This feauture aims to enhance the performance of kprobes. Currently, whenever a probe is placed in the kernel using the kprobes infrastructure, it places a trap instruction at that place. This feature will replace the trap with a branch thereby reducing the probe overhead drastically. Patches to enable this are being sent : https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/5/17/513 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1585741/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
