The branch target should be the func addr, not the addr of func_descr_t.
So using ppc_function_entry() to generate the right target addr.
Signed-off-by: Liu Ping Fan <pingf...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
This bug will make ftrace fail to work. It can be triggered when the kernel
size grows up.
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/ftrace.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ftrace.c
index 9b27b29..b0ded97 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned int old,
unsigned int new)
*/
static int test_24bit_addr(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
{
+ addr = ppc_function_entry((void *)addr);
/* use the create_branch to verify that this offset can be branched */
return create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, addr, 0);
--
1.8.1.4
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