On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:14:51AM +0100, Miroslav Benes wrote: > On Mon, 9 Jan 2017, Josh Poimboeuf wrote: > > Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoim...@redhat.com> > > --- > > arch/x86/include/asm/stacktrace.h | 5 +---- > > arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h | 10 +++++++++- > > 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/stacktrace.h > > b/arch/x86/include/asm/stacktrace.h > > index 20ce3db..2e41c50 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/stacktrace.h > > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/stacktrace.h > > @@ -52,16 +52,13 @@ static inline bool on_stack(struct stack_info *info, > > void *addr, size_t len) > > static inline unsigned long * > > get_frame_pointer(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs) > > { > > - struct inactive_task_frame *frame; > > - > > if (regs) > > return (unsigned long *)regs->bp; > > > > if (task == current) > > return __builtin_frame_address(0); > > > > - frame = (struct inactive_task_frame *)task->thread.sp; > > - return (unsigned long *)READ_ONCE_NOCHECK(frame->bp); > > + return &((struct inactive_task_frame *)task->thread.sp)->bp; > > You effectively remove one of the changes from the previous patch - > READ_ONCE_NOCHECK. Is it intentional?
Yes, notice that it's no longer reading the value of bp on the stack. It's instead getting a pointer to it. Since there's no longer a stack access, READ_ONCE_NOCHECK is no longer needed. -- Josh