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* [Bug tapsets/3634] New: scheduler.ctxswitch doesn't resolve on x86_64
@ 2006-12-04 18:59 mmlnx at us dot ibm dot com
  2006-12-04 21:51 ` [Bug tapsets/3634] " joshua dot i dot stone at intel dot com
  2010-08-16 19:17 ` fche at redhat dot com
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: mmlnx at us dot ibm dot com @ 2006-12-04 18:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: systemtap

The scheduler.ctxswitch alias in scheduler.stp doesn't work on x86_64.  This
alias probes __switch_to, which is marked with __kprobes in x86_64 and thus
cannot be probed.

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           Summary: scheduler.ctxswitch doesn't resolve on x86_64
           Product: systemtap
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: tapsets
        AssignedTo: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: mmlnx at us dot ibm dot com


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* [Bug tapsets/3634] scheduler.ctxswitch doesn't resolve on x86_64
  2006-12-04 18:59 [Bug tapsets/3634] New: scheduler.ctxswitch doesn't resolve on x86_64 mmlnx at us dot ibm dot com
@ 2006-12-04 21:51 ` joshua dot i dot stone at intel dot com
  2010-08-16 19:17 ` fche at redhat dot com
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: joshua dot i dot stone at intel dot com @ 2006-12-04 21:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: systemtap


------- Additional Comments From joshua dot i dot stone at intel dot com  2006-12-04 20:09 -------
This is known -- __switch_to was blocked on x86_64 due to bug #2068.  It also
fails on IA64, where __switch_to is a macro.

The only reason that scheduler.ctxswitch exists is because there are still some
problems with accessing parameters in inline functions.  (See bug #1155) 
Otherwise, scheduler.cpu_on and scheduler.cpu_off are the preferred, portable
probe points.

If you only need 'prev', use cpu_off, which fires in the context of the previous
task.  If you need 'next', use cpu_on, which fires in the context of the new task.

If you need both, then unfortunately you'll have to put two probes.  Once bug
#1155 is resolved, then either cpu_on or cpu_off will give you access to both
'prev' and 'next', but until then you'll have to kludge something together.

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* [Bug tapsets/3634] scheduler.ctxswitch doesn't resolve on x86_64
  2006-12-04 18:59 [Bug tapsets/3634] New: scheduler.ctxswitch doesn't resolve on x86_64 mmlnx at us dot ibm dot com
  2006-12-04 21:51 ` [Bug tapsets/3634] " joshua dot i dot stone at intel dot com
@ 2010-08-16 19:17 ` fche at redhat dot com
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: fche at redhat dot com @ 2010-08-16 19:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
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------- Additional Comments From fche at redhat dot com  2010-08-16 19:17 -------
works on fedora13 / rhel5

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