linux/arch/i386
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
..
boot [PATCH] i386: Fix the EDD code misparsing the command line 2006-09-26 10:52:38 +02:00
crypto [CRYPTO] api: Get rid of flags argument to setkey 2006-09-21 11:41:02 +10:00
kernel [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Work around gcc bug with noreturn functions in unwinder 2006-09-26 10:52:41 +02:00
lib [PATCH] i386: Remove lock section support in rwsem.h 2006-09-26 10:52:31 +02:00
mach-default [PATCH] irq-flags: i386: Use the new IRQF_ constants 2006-07-02 13:58:47 -07:00
mach-es7000 [PATCH] Compilation fix for ES7000 when no ACPI is specified in config (i386) 2006-03-23 07:38:04 -08:00
mach-generic [PATCH] i386: Replace i386 open-coded cmdline parsing with 2006-09-26 10:52:32 +02:00
mach-visws [PATCH] irq-flags: i386: Use the new IRQF_ constants 2006-07-02 13:58:47 -07:00
mach-voyager [PATCH] irq-flags: i386: Use the new IRQF_ constants 2006-07-02 13:58:47 -07:00
math-emu [PATCH] i386: inline assembler: cleanup and encapsulate descriptor and task register management 2005-09-05 00:06:11 -07:00
mm [PATCH] i386: Allow a kernel not to be in ring 0 2006-09-26 10:52:39 +02:00
oprofile [PATCH] i386: make functions static 2006-09-26 10:52:27 +02:00
pci [PATCH] i386: Add MMCFG resources to i386 too 2006-09-26 10:52:40 +02:00
power Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h> 2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
defconfig [PATCH] i386: Update defconfig 2006-09-26 10:52:26 +02:00
Kconfig [PATCH] i386: Remove experimental mark of kexec 2006-09-26 10:52:40 +02:00
Kconfig.cpu i386: Trivial typo fixes 2006-06-26 18:47:15 +02:00
Kconfig.debug [PATCH] lockdep: irqtrace subsystem, i386 support 2006-07-03 15:27:03 -07:00
Makefile [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Work around gcc bug with noreturn functions in unwinder 2006-09-26 10:52:41 +02:00
Makefile.cpu [PATCH] x86-64: Use -mtune=generic for generic kernels 2006-03-25 09:10:52 -08:00