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Re: registration error (rc -22) on a standard function. Why ?
- From: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
- To: Breno Leitao <leitao at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
- Cc: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:19:09 +0530
- Subject: Re: registration error (rc -22) on a standard function. Why ?
- References: <49372A82.1030505@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
- Reply-to: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
* Breno Leitao <leitao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> [2008-12-03 22:55:30]:
Hi Breno,
Can you if there are related messages in dmesg when you see this error?
-Srikar
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to probe a function which was static and inline. To probe
> it, I remove the static and inline modifier, to turn into a standard
> function, but now I am getting the following error:
>
> WARNING: probe module("bonding").function("_lock_tx_hashtbl@drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c:132") registration error (rc -22)
>
> Here is the function:
>
> void _lock_tx_hashtbl(struct bonding *bond)
> {
> spin_lock_bh(&(BOND_ALB_INFO(bond).tx_hashtbl_lock));
> }
>
> stap -p2 shows:
>
> module("bonding").function("_lock_tx_hashtbl@drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c:132") /* pc=.text+0x9b00 */ /* <- module("bonding").function("_lock_tx_hashtbl") */
>
>
> Objdump shows:
>
> 0000000000009b00 <._lock_tx_hashtbl>:
> 9b00: 7c 08 02 a6 mflr r0
> 9b04: 38 63 01 f0 addi r3,r3,496
> 9b08: f8 01 00 10 std r0,16(r1)
> 9b0c: f8 21 ff 91 stdu r1,-112(r1)
> 9b10: 48 00 00 01 bl 9b10 <._lock_tx_hashtbl+0x10>
> 9b10: R_PPC64_REL24 ._spin_lock_bh
> 9b14: 60 00 00 00 nop
> 9b18: 38 21 00 70 addi r1,r1,112
> 9b1c: e8 01 00 10 ld r0,16(r1)
> 9b20: 7c 08 03 a6 mtlr r0
> 9b24: 4e 80 00 20 blr
>
>
> I really didn't understand why I can't probe that function. Any idea
> what might be wrong ?
>
> Thanks
> Breno