ftrace_func_t __ftrace_trace_function __read_mostly = ftrace_stub;
ftrace_func_t ftrace_pid_function __read_mostly = ftrace_stub;
-#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
-static int ftrace_set_func(unsigned long *array, int *idx, char *buffer);
-#endif
-
+ /*
+ * Traverse the ftrace_list, invoking all entries. The reason that we
+ * can use rcu_dereference_raw() is that elements removed from this list
+ * are simply leaked, so there is no need to interact with a grace-period
+ * mechanism. The rcu_dereference_raw() calls are needed to handle
+ * concurrent insertions into the ftrace_list.
+ *
+ * Silly Alpha and silly pointer-speculation compiler optimizations!
+ */
static void ftrace_list_func(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip)
{
- struct ftrace_ops *op = ftrace_list;
-
- /* in case someone actually ports this to alpha! */
- read_barrier_depends();
+ struct ftrace_ops *op = rcu_dereference_raw(ftrace_list); /*see above*/
while (op != &ftrace_list_end) {
- /* silly alpha */
- read_barrier_depends();
op->func(ip, parent_ip);
- op = op->next;
+ op = rcu_dereference_raw(op->next); /*see above*/
};
}