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linux/include/asm-x86_64/dwarf2.h
Jan Beulich adf1423698 [PATCH] i386/x86-64: Work around gcc bug with noreturn functions in unwinder
Current gcc generates calls not jumps to noreturn functions. When that happens the
return address can point to the next function, which confuses the unwinder.

This patch works around it by marking asynchronous exception
frames in contrast normal call frames in the unwind information.  Then teach
the unwinder to decode this.

For normal call frames the unwinder now subtracts one from the address which avoids
this problem.  The standard libgcc unwinder uses the same trick.

It doesn't include adjustment of the printed address (i.e. for the original
example, it'd still be kernel_math_error+0 that gets displayed, but the
unwinder wouldn't get confused anymore.

This only works with binutils 2.6.17+ and some versions of H.J.Lu's 2.6.16
unfortunately because earlier binutils don't support .cfi_signal_frame

[AK: added automatic detection of the new binutils and wrote description]

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
2006-09-26 10:52:41 +02:00

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#ifndef _DWARF2_H
#define _DWARF2_H 1
#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
#warning "asm/dwarf2.h should be only included in pure assembly files"
#endif
/*
Macros for dwarf2 CFI unwind table entries.
See "as.info" for details on these pseudo ops. Unfortunately
they are only supported in very new binutils, so define them
away for older version.
*/
#ifdef CONFIG_AS_CFI
#define CFI_STARTPROC .cfi_startproc
#define CFI_ENDPROC .cfi_endproc
#define CFI_DEF_CFA .cfi_def_cfa
#define CFI_DEF_CFA_REGISTER .cfi_def_cfa_register
#define CFI_DEF_CFA_OFFSET .cfi_def_cfa_offset
#define CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET .cfi_adjust_cfa_offset
#define CFI_OFFSET .cfi_offset
#define CFI_REL_OFFSET .cfi_rel_offset
#define CFI_REGISTER .cfi_register
#define CFI_RESTORE .cfi_restore
#define CFI_REMEMBER_STATE .cfi_remember_state
#define CFI_RESTORE_STATE .cfi_restore_state
#define CFI_UNDEFINED .cfi_undefined
#ifdef CONFIG_AS_CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME
#define CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME .cfi_signal_frame
#else
#define CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME
#endif
#else
/* use assembler line comment character # to ignore the arguments. */
#define CFI_STARTPROC #
#define CFI_ENDPROC #
#define CFI_DEF_CFA #
#define CFI_DEF_CFA_REGISTER #
#define CFI_DEF_CFA_OFFSET #
#define CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET #
#define CFI_OFFSET #
#define CFI_REL_OFFSET #
#define CFI_REGISTER #
#define CFI_RESTORE #
#define CFI_REMEMBER_STATE #
#define CFI_RESTORE_STATE #
#define CFI_UNDEFINED #
#define CFI_SIGNAL_FRAME #
#endif
#endif