Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux

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diff --git a/arch/powerpc/scripts/gcc-check-mprofile-kernel.sh b/arch/powerpc/scripts/gcc-check-mprofile-kernel.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+set -o pipefail
+
+# To debug, uncomment the following line
+# set -x
+
+# Test whether the compile option -mprofile-kernel exists and generates
+# profiling code (ie. a call to _mcount()).
+echo "int func() { return 0; }" | \
+    $* -S -x c -O2 -p -mprofile-kernel - -o - 2> /dev/null | \
+    grep -q "_mcount"
+
+# Test whether the notrace attribute correctly suppresses calls to _mcount().
+
+echo -e "#include <linux/compiler.h>\nnotrace int func() { return 0; }" | \
+    $* -S -x c -O2 -p -mprofile-kernel - -o - 2> /dev/null | \
+    grep -q "_mcount" && \
+    exit 1
+
+echo "OK"
+exit 0