Thread (27 messages) 27 messages, 6 authors, 2012-09-26

Re: [PATCH 01/10] Makefile: Add option CONFIG_DISABLE_GCC_AUTOMATIC_INLINING

From: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Date: 2012-09-09 21:25:48
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On Sat, 8 Sep 2012, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ddf5be9..df6045a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -561,6 +561,10 @@ else
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -O2
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_DISABLE_GCC_AUTOMATIC_INLINING
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -fno-inline-small-functions
This isn't the only option that controls automatic inlining of functions, 
see indirect-inlining, inline-functions, and inline-functions-called-once.
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+endif
+
 include $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile
 
 ifdef CONFIG_READABLE_ASM
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 2403a63..c8fd50f 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1265,6 +1265,17 @@ config LATENCYTOP
 source mm/Kconfig.debug
 source kernel/trace/Kconfig
 
+config DISABLE_GCC_AUTOMATIC_INLINING
+	bool "Disable gcc automatic inlining"
+	depends on TRACING
+	help
+	  This option tells gcc he's not allowed to inline functions automatically,
+	  when they are not marked as 'inline'.
+	  In turn, this enables to trace an event with an accurate call site.
+	  Of course, the resultant kernel is slower and slightly smaller.
+
+	  Select this option only if you want to trace call sites accurately.
+
 config PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT
 	bool "Remote debugging over FireWire early on boot"
 	depends on PCI && X86
-- 
1.7.8.6

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