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x86/ftrace: Add comment on static function tracing
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There was a confusion between update_ftrace_function() and static
function tracing trampoline regarding 3rd parameter (ftrace_ops).
Add a comment for clarification.

Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1447721004-2551-1-git-send-email-namhyung@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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Namhyung Kim authored and Thomas Gleixner committed Nov 19, 2015
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/* save_mcount_regs fills in first two parameters */
save_mcount_regs

/*
* When DYNAMIC_FTRACE is not defined, ARCH_SUPPORTS_FTRACE_OPS is not
* set (see include/asm/ftrace.h and include/linux/ftrace.h). Only the
* ip and parent ip are used and the list function is called when
* function tracing is enabled.
*/
call *ftrace_trace_function

restore_mcount_regs
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