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Merge branch 'perf/core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic...
authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:00:25 +0000 (12:00 +0200)
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:00:25 +0000 (12:00 +0200)
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include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
kernel/trace/Kconfig
kernel/trace/Makefile
kernel/trace/trace.h
kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c [deleted file]
kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c

index 9f90de2e00f85b7edc2bac01fbc2a169f6f59c9b..99e9b20e8f0e8545c4c9e91d36ba61c910102726 100644 (file)
@@ -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
index 48c5299cbf26e796e3188f397faa96cd3889a112..415b1a9118e784cca843f34ba691e1b64827a092 100644 (file)
        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)                                                \
index f669092fdead5fecbf70a885431773f1f0e51621..f5306cb0afb1a63735c6274f9c8e193a8129e9a3 100644 (file)
@@ -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
index 469a1c7555a5d32f39da433e8df64a490aaa72e7..84b2c9908dae1b659c02a52a3f93d7c83d5f319d 100644 (file)
@@ -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
index cc90ccdad4697e7984969a20a39fc149ede379f9..84d3f123e86f400ca4f4f9ee32065f8e4ade5b77 100644 (file)
@@ -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);
index 13abc157dbaf47d1a4af1eedddd9a993d92a5e92..84128371f254bc73cd60d64e2362cd140340254e 100644 (file)
@@ -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)
-);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c b/kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index 8eaf007..0000000
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,508 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * trace_ksym.c - Kernel Symbol Tracer
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
- *
- * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2009
- */
-
-#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
-#include <linux/uaccess.h>
-#include <linux/debugfs.h>
-#include <linux/ftrace.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-
-#include "trace_output.h"
-#include "trace.h"
-
-#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
-#include <asm/hw_breakpoint.h>
-
-#include <asm/atomic.h>
-
-#define KSYM_TRACER_OP_LEN 3 /* rw- */
-
-struct trace_ksym {
-       struct perf_event       **ksym_hbp;
-       struct perf_event_attr  attr;
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER
-       atomic64_t              counter;
-#endif
-       struct hlist_node       ksym_hlist;
-};
-
-static struct trace_array *ksym_trace_array;
-
-static unsigned int ksym_tracing_enabled;
-
-static HLIST_HEAD(ksym_filter_head);
-
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(ksym_tracer_mutex);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER
-
-#define MAX_UL_INT 0xffffffff
-
-void ksym_collect_stats(unsigned long hbp_hit_addr)
-{
-       struct hlist_node *node;
-       struct trace_ksym *entry;
-
-       rcu_read_lock();
-       hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, node, &ksym_filter_head, ksym_hlist) {
-               if (entry->attr.bp_addr == hbp_hit_addr) {
-                       atomic64_inc(&entry->counter);
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-       rcu_read_unlock();
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER */
-
-void ksym_hbp_handler(struct perf_event *hbp, int nmi,
-                     struct perf_sample_data *data,
-                     struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-       struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-       struct ksym_trace_entry *entry;
-       struct ring_buffer *buffer;
-       int pc;
-
-       if (!ksym_tracing_enabled)
-               return;
-
-       buffer = ksym_trace_array->buffer;
-
-       pc = preempt_count();
-
-       event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_KSYM,
-                                                       sizeof(*entry), 0, pc);
-       if (!event)
-               return;
-
-       entry           = ring_buffer_event_data(event);
-       entry->ip       = instruction_pointer(regs);
-       entry->type     = hw_breakpoint_type(hbp);
-       entry->addr     = hw_breakpoint_addr(hbp);
-       strlcpy(entry->cmd, current->comm, TASK_COMM_LEN);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER
-       ksym_collect_stats(hw_breakpoint_addr(hbp));
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER */
-
-       trace_buffer_unlock_commit(buffer, event, 0, pc);
-}
-
-/* Valid access types are represented as
- *
- * rw- : Set Read/Write Access Breakpoint
- * -w- : Set Write Access Breakpoint
- * --- : Clear Breakpoints
- * --x : Set Execution Break points (Not available yet)
- *
- */
-static int ksym_trace_get_access_type(char *str)
-{
-       int access = 0;
-
-       if (str[0] == 'r')
-               access |= HW_BREAKPOINT_R;
-
-       if (str[1] == 'w')
-               access |= HW_BREAKPOINT_W;
-
-       if (str[2] == 'x')
-               access |= HW_BREAKPOINT_X;
-
-       switch (access) {
-       case HW_BREAKPOINT_R:
-       case HW_BREAKPOINT_W:
-       case HW_BREAKPOINT_W | HW_BREAKPOINT_R:
-               return access;
-       default:
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-}
-
-/*
- * There can be several possible malformed requests and we attempt to capture
- * all of them. We enumerate some of the rules
- * 1. We will not allow kernel symbols with ':' since it is used as a delimiter.
- *    i.e. multiple ':' symbols disallowed. Possible uses are of the form
- *    <module>:<ksym_name>:<op>.
- * 2. No delimiter symbol ':' in the input string
- * 3. Spurious operator symbols or symbols not in their respective positions
- * 4. <ksym_name>:--- i.e. clear breakpoint request when ksym_name not in file
- * 5. Kernel symbol not a part of /proc/kallsyms
- * 6. Duplicate requests
- */
-static int parse_ksym_trace_str(char *input_string, char **ksymname,
-                                                       unsigned long *addr)
-{
-       int ret;
-
-       *ksymname = strsep(&input_string, ":");
-       *addr = kallsyms_lookup_name(*ksymname);
-
-       /* Check for malformed request: (2), (1) and (5) */
-       if ((!input_string) ||
-           (strlen(input_string) != KSYM_TRACER_OP_LEN) ||
-           (*addr == 0))
-               return -EINVAL;;
-
-       ret = ksym_trace_get_access_type(input_string);
-
-       return ret;
-}
-
-int process_new_ksym_entry(char *ksymname, int op, unsigned long addr)
-{
-       struct trace_ksym *entry;
-       int ret = -ENOMEM;
-
-       entry = kzalloc(sizeof(struct trace_ksym), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!entry)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       hw_breakpoint_init(&entry->attr);
-
-       entry->attr.bp_type = op;
-       entry->attr.bp_addr = addr;
-       entry->attr.bp_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
-
-       entry->ksym_hbp = register_wide_hw_breakpoint(&entry->attr,
-                                       ksym_hbp_handler);
-
-       if (IS_ERR(entry->ksym_hbp)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(entry->ksym_hbp);
-               if (ret == -ENOSPC) {
-                       printk(KERN_ERR "ksym_tracer: Maximum limit reached."
-                       " No new requests for tracing can be accepted now.\n");
-               } else {
-                       printk(KERN_INFO "ksym_tracer request failed. Try again"
-                                        " later!!\n");
-               }
-               goto err;
-       }
-
-       hlist_add_head_rcu(&(entry->ksym_hlist), &ksym_filter_head);
-
-       return 0;
-
-err:
-       kfree(entry);
-
-       return ret;
-}
-
-static ssize_t ksym_trace_filter_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
-                                               size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-       struct trace_ksym *entry;
-       struct hlist_node *node;
-       struct trace_seq *s;
-       ssize_t cnt = 0;
-       int ret;
-
-       s = kmalloc(sizeof(*s), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!s)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-       trace_seq_init(s);
-
-       mutex_lock(&ksym_tracer_mutex);
-
-       hlist_for_each_entry(entry, node, &ksym_filter_head, ksym_hlist) {
-               ret = trace_seq_printf(s, "%pS:",
-                               (void *)(unsigned long)entry->attr.bp_addr);
-               if (entry->attr.bp_type == HW_BREAKPOINT_R)
-                       ret = trace_seq_puts(s, "r--\n");
-               else if (entry->attr.bp_type == HW_BREAKPOINT_W)
-                       ret = trace_seq_puts(s, "-w-\n");
-               else if (entry->attr.bp_type == (HW_BREAKPOINT_W | HW_BREAKPOINT_R))
-                       ret = trace_seq_puts(s, "rw-\n");
-               WARN_ON_ONCE(!ret);
-       }
-
-       cnt = simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, count, ppos, s->buffer, s->len);
-
-       mutex_unlock(&ksym_tracer_mutex);
-
-       kfree(s);
-
-       return cnt;
-}
-
-static void __ksym_trace_reset(void)
-{
-       struct trace_ksym *entry;
-       struct hlist_node *node, *node1;
-
-       mutex_lock(&ksym_tracer_mutex);
-       hlist_for_each_entry_safe(entry, node, node1, &ksym_filter_head,
-                                                               ksym_hlist) {
-               unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(entry->ksym_hbp);
-               hlist_del_rcu(&(entry->ksym_hlist));
-               synchronize_rcu();
-               kfree(entry);
-       }
-       mutex_unlock(&ksym_tracer_mutex);
-}
-
-static ssize_t ksym_trace_filter_write(struct file *file,
-                                       const char __user *buffer,
-                                               size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-       struct trace_ksym *entry;
-       struct hlist_node *node;
-       char *buf, *input_string, *ksymname = NULL;
-       unsigned long ksym_addr = 0;
-       int ret, op, changed = 0;
-
-       buf = kzalloc(count + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!buf)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       ret = -EFAULT;
-       if (copy_from_user(buf, buffer, count))
-               goto out;
-
-       buf[count] = '\0';
-       input_string = strstrip(buf);
-
-       /*
-        * Clear all breakpoints if:
-        * 1: echo > ksym_trace_filter
-        * 2: echo 0 > ksym_trace_filter
-        * 3: echo "*:---" > ksym_trace_filter
-        */
-       if (!input_string[0] || !strcmp(input_string, "0") ||
-           !strcmp(input_string, "*:---")) {
-               __ksym_trace_reset();
-               ret = 0;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       ret = op = parse_ksym_trace_str(input_string, &ksymname, &ksym_addr);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               goto out;
-
-       mutex_lock(&ksym_tracer_mutex);
-
-       ret = -EINVAL;
-       hlist_for_each_entry(entry, node, &ksym_filter_head, ksym_hlist) {
-               if (entry->attr.bp_addr == ksym_addr) {
-                       /* Check for malformed request: (6) */
-                       if (entry->attr.bp_type != op)
-                               changed = 1;
-                       else
-                               goto out_unlock;
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-       if (changed) {
-               unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(entry->ksym_hbp);
-               entry->attr.bp_type = op;
-               ret = 0;
-               if (op > 0) {
-                       entry->ksym_hbp =
-                               register_wide_hw_breakpoint(&entry->attr,
-                                       ksym_hbp_handler);
-                       if (IS_ERR(entry->ksym_hbp))
-                               ret = PTR_ERR(entry->ksym_hbp);
-                       else
-                               goto out_unlock;
-               }
-               /* Error or "symbol:---" case: drop it */
-               hlist_del_rcu(&(entry->ksym_hlist));
-               synchronize_rcu();
-               kfree(entry);
-               goto out_unlock;
-       } else {
-               /* Check for malformed request: (4) */
-               if (op)
-                       ret = process_new_ksym_entry(ksymname, op, ksym_addr);
-       }
-out_unlock:
-       mutex_unlock(&ksym_tracer_mutex);
-out:
-       kfree(buf);
-       return !ret ? count : ret;
-}
-
-static const struct file_operations ksym_tracing_fops = {
-       .open           = tracing_open_generic,
-       .read           = ksym_trace_filter_read,
-       .write          = ksym_trace_filter_write,
-};
-
-static void ksym_trace_reset(struct trace_array *tr)
-{
-       ksym_tracing_enabled = 0;
-       __ksym_trace_reset();
-}
-
-static int ksym_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
-{
-       int cpu, ret = 0;
-
-       for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
-               tracing_reset(tr, cpu);
-       ksym_tracing_enabled = 1;
-       ksym_trace_array = tr;
-
-       return ret;
-}
-
-static void ksym_trace_print_header(struct seq_file *m)
-{
-       seq_puts(m,
-                "#       TASK-PID   CPU#      Symbol                    "
-                "Type    Function\n");
-       seq_puts(m,
-                "#          |        |          |                       "
-                " |         |\n");
-}
-
-static enum print_line_t ksym_trace_output(struct trace_iterator *iter)
-{
-       struct trace_entry *entry = iter->ent;
-       struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
-       struct ksym_trace_entry *field;
-       char str[KSYM_SYMBOL_LEN];
-       int ret;
-
-       if (entry->type != TRACE_KSYM)
-               return TRACE_TYPE_UNHANDLED;
-
-       trace_assign_type(field, entry);
-
-       ret = trace_seq_printf(s, "%11s-%-5d [%03d] %pS", field->cmd,
-                               entry->pid, iter->cpu, (char *)field->addr);
-       if (!ret)
-               return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
-
-       switch (field->type) {
-       case HW_BREAKPOINT_R:
-               ret = trace_seq_printf(s, " R  ");
-               break;
-       case HW_BREAKPOINT_W:
-               ret = trace_seq_printf(s, " W  ");
-               break;
-       case HW_BREAKPOINT_R | HW_BREAKPOINT_W:
-               ret = trace_seq_printf(s, " RW ");
-               break;
-       default:
-               return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
-       }
-
-       if (!ret)
-               return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
-
-       sprint_symbol(str, field->ip);
-       ret = trace_seq_printf(s, "%s\n", str);
-       if (!ret)
-               return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
-
-       return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
-}
-
-struct tracer ksym_tracer __read_mostly =
-{
-       .name           = "ksym_tracer",
-       .init           = ksym_trace_init,
-       .reset          = ksym_trace_reset,
-#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_SELFTEST
-       .selftest       = trace_selftest_startup_ksym,
-#endif
-       .print_header   = ksym_trace_print_header,
-       .print_line     = ksym_trace_output
-};
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER
-static int ksym_profile_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
-{
-       struct hlist_node *node;
-       struct trace_ksym *entry;
-       int access_type = 0;
-       char fn_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
-
-       seq_puts(m, "  Access Type ");
-       seq_puts(m, "  Symbol                                       Counter\n");
-       seq_puts(m, "  ----------- ");
-       seq_puts(m, "  ------                                       -------\n");
-
-       rcu_read_lock();
-       hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, node, &ksym_filter_head, ksym_hlist) {
-
-               access_type = entry->attr.bp_type;
-
-               switch (access_type) {
-               case HW_BREAKPOINT_R:
-                       seq_puts(m, "  R           ");
-                       break;
-               case HW_BREAKPOINT_W:
-                       seq_puts(m, "  W           ");
-                       break;
-               case HW_BREAKPOINT_R | HW_BREAKPOINT_W:
-                       seq_puts(m, "  RW          ");
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       seq_puts(m, "  NA          ");
-               }
-
-               if (lookup_symbol_name(entry->attr.bp_addr, fn_name) >= 0)
-                       seq_printf(m, "  %-36s", fn_name);
-               else
-                       seq_printf(m, "  %-36s", "<NA>");
-               seq_printf(m, " %15llu\n",
-                          (unsigned long long)atomic64_read(&entry->counter));
-       }
-       rcu_read_unlock();
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int ksym_profile_open(struct inode *node, struct file *file)
-{
-       return single_open(file, ksym_profile_show, NULL);
-}
-
-static const struct file_operations ksym_profile_fops = {
-       .open           = ksym_profile_open,
-       .read           = seq_read,
-       .llseek         = seq_lseek,
-       .release        = single_release,
-};
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER */
-
-__init static int init_ksym_trace(void)
-{
-       struct dentry *d_tracer;
-
-       d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-
-       trace_create_file("ksym_trace_filter", 0644, d_tracer,
-                         NULL, &ksym_tracing_fops);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROFILE_KSYM_TRACER
-       trace_create_file("ksym_profile", 0444, d_tracer,
-                         NULL, &ksym_profile_fops);
-#endif
-
-       return register_tracer(&ksym_tracer);
-}
-device_initcall(init_ksym_trace);
index 250e7f9bd2f0114c998d26c239fb3bfb535ebde2..39a5ca4cf15b929d2c5b1b8b8e5f1ec87285ef09 100644 (file)
@@ -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 */
-