Merge branch 'perf/core' of...

Merge branch 'perf/core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic/random-tracing into perf/core

MAINTAINERS

@@ -5644,7 +5644,7 @@ TRACING
 M:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
 M:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
 M:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
-T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip.git tracing/core
+T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip.git perf/core
 S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
 F:	arch/*/*/*/ftrace.h

include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h

@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@
 	CPU_KEEP(exit.data)						\
 	MEM_KEEP(init.data)						\
 	MEM_KEEP(exit.data)						\
-	. = ALIGN(8);							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___markers) = .;				\
-	*(__markers)							\
-	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___markers) = .;				\
 	. = ALIGN(32);							\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___tracepoints) = .;			\
 	*(__tracepoints)						\

kernel/trace/Kconfig

@@ -308,28 +308,6 @@ config BRANCH_TRACER
 
 	  Say N if unsure.
 
-config KSYM_TRACER
-	bool "Trace read and write access on kernel memory locations"
-	depends on HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
-	select TRACING
-	help
-	  This tracer helps find read and write operations on any given kernel
-	  symbol i.e. /proc/kallsyms.
-
-config PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER
-	bool "Profile all kernel memory accesses on 'watched' variables"
-	depends on KSYM_TRACER
-	help
-	  This tracer profiles kernel accesses on variables watched through the
-	  ksym tracer ftrace plugin. Depending upon the hardware, all read
-	  and write operations on kernel variables can be monitored for
-	  accesses.
-
-	  The results will be displayed in:
-	  /debugfs/tracing/profile_ksym
-
-	  Say N if unsure.
-
 config STACK_TRACER
 	bool "Trace max stack"
 	depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER

kernel/trace/Makefile

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING) += trace_event_perf.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING) += trace_events_filter.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KPROBE_EVENT) += trace_kprobe.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_KSYM_TRACER) += trace_ksym.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING) += power-traces.o
 
 libftrace-y := ftrace.o

kernel/trace/trace.h

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ enum trace_type {
 	TRACE_GRAPH_ENT,
 	TRACE_USER_STACK,
 	TRACE_BLK,
-	TRACE_KSYM,
 
 	__TRACE_LAST_TYPE,
 };
@@ -200,7 +199,6 @@ extern void __ftrace_bad_type(void);
 			  TRACE_GRAPH_ENT);		\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct ftrace_graph_ret_entry,	\
 			  TRACE_GRAPH_RET);		\
-		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct ksym_trace_entry, TRACE_KSYM);\
 		__ftrace_bad_type();					\
 	} while (0)
 
@@ -361,8 +359,6 @@ int register_tracer(struct tracer *type);
 void unregister_tracer(struct tracer *type);
 int is_tracing_stopped(void);
 
-extern int process_new_ksym_entry(char *ksymname, int op, unsigned long addr);
-
 extern unsigned long nsecs_to_usecs(unsigned long nsecs);
 
 extern unsigned long tracing_thresh;
@@ -436,8 +432,6 @@ extern int trace_selftest_startup_sysprof(struct tracer *trace,
 					       struct trace_array *tr);
 extern int trace_selftest_startup_branch(struct tracer *trace,
 					 struct trace_array *tr);
-extern int trace_selftest_startup_ksym(struct tracer *trace,
-					 struct trace_array *tr);
 #endif /* CONFIG_FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST */
 
 extern void *head_page(struct trace_array_cpu *data);

kernel/trace/trace_entries.h

@@ -291,18 +291,3 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(branch, trace_branch,
 		 __entry->func, __entry->file, __entry->correct)
 );
 
-FTRACE_ENTRY(ksym_trace, ksym_trace_entry,
-
-	TRACE_KSYM,
-
-	F_STRUCT(
-		__field(	unsigned long,	ip			  )
-		__field(	unsigned char,	type			  )
-		__array(	char	     ,	cmd,	   TASK_COMM_LEN  )
-		__field(	unsigned long,  addr			  )
-	),
-
-	F_printk("ip: %pF type: %d ksym_name: %pS cmd: %s",
-		(void *)__entry->ip, (unsigned int)__entry->type,
-		(void *)__entry->addr,  __entry->cmd)
-);

kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ static inline int trace_valid_entry(struct trace_entry *entry)
 	case TRACE_BRANCH:
 	case TRACE_GRAPH_ENT:
 	case TRACE_GRAPH_RET:
-	case TRACE_KSYM:
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -755,56 +754,3 @@ trace_selftest_startup_branch(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BRANCH_TRACER */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KSYM_TRACER
-static int ksym_selftest_dummy;
-
-int
-trace_selftest_startup_ksym(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
-{
-	unsigned long count;
-	int ret;
-
-	/* start the tracing */
-	ret = tracer_init(trace, tr);
-	if (ret) {
-		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ksym_selftest_dummy = 0;
-	/* Register the read-write tracing request */
-
-	ret = process_new_ksym_entry("ksym_selftest_dummy",
-				     HW_BREAKPOINT_R | HW_BREAKPOINT_W,
-					(unsigned long)(&ksym_selftest_dummy));
-
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_CONT "ksym_trace read-write startup test failed\n");
-		goto ret_path;
-	}
-	/* Perform a read and a write operation over the dummy variable to
-	 * trigger the tracer
-	 */
-	if (ksym_selftest_dummy == 0)
-		ksym_selftest_dummy++;
-
-	/* stop the tracing. */
-	tracing_stop();
-	/* check the trace buffer */
-	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, &count);
-	trace->reset(tr);
-	tracing_start();
-
-	/* read & write operations - one each is performed on the dummy variable
-	 * triggering two entries in the trace buffer
-	 */
-	if (!ret && count != 2) {
-		printk(KERN_CONT "Ksym tracer startup test failed");
-		ret = -1;
-	}
-
-ret_path:
-	return ret;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_KSYM_TRACER */
-