linux/arch/x86/include
Steven Rostedt fc06b8520b x86/tracing: comment need for atomic nop
The dynamic function tracer relys on the macro P6_NOP5 always being
an atomic NOP. If for some reason it is changed to be two operations
(like a nop2 nop3) it can faults within the kernel when the function
tracer modifies the code.

This patch adds a comment to note that the P6_NOPs are expected to
be atomic. This will hopefully prevent anyone from changing that.

Reported-by: Mathieu Desnoyer <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2009-09-10 17:22:44 -04:00
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asm x86/tracing: comment need for atomic nop 2009-09-10 17:22:44 -04:00