Commit f7f7bac9cb1c ("rcu: Have the RCU tracepoints use the tracepoint_string
infrastructure") unconditionally populates the __tracepoint_str input section,
but this section is not assigned an output section if CONFIG_TRACING is not set.
This results in the __tracepoint_str turning up in unexpected places, i.e.,
after _edata.Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] --- kernel/rcu/tree.c | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c index f1ba77363fbb..ac1984149eb5 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c @@ -79,9 +79,16 @@ static struct lock_class_key rcu_fqs_class[RCU_NUM_LVLS]; * the tracing userspace tools to be able to decipher the string * address to the matching string. */ +#ifdef CONFIG_TRACING +#define DEFINE_TPS(sname) \ +static const char *tp_##sname##_varname __used __tracepoint_string = sname##_varname; +#else +#define DEFINE_TPS(sname) +#endif + #define RCU_STATE_INITIALIZER(sname, sabbr, cr) \ static char sname##_varname[] = #sname; \ -static const char *tp_##sname##_varname __used __tracepoint_string = sname##_varname; \ +DEFINE_TPS(sname) \ struct rcu_state sname##_state = { \ .level = { &sname##_state.node[0] }, \ .call = cr, \ -- 1.8.3.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

