CPU#: The CPU which the process was running on.
 
   irqs-off: 'd' interrupts are disabled. '.' otherwise.
+           Note: If the architecture does not support a way to
+                 read the irq flags variable, an 'X' will always
+                 be printed here.
 
   need-resched: 'N' task need_resched is set, '.' otherwise.
 
 
        entry->preempt_count            = pc & 0xff;
        entry->pid                      = (tsk) ? tsk->pid : 0;
        entry->flags =
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
                (irqs_disabled_flags(flags) ? TRACE_FLAG_IRQS_OFF : 0) |
+#else
+               TRACE_FLAG_IRQS_NOSUPPORT |
+#endif
                ((pc & HARDIRQ_MASK) ? TRACE_FLAG_HARDIRQ : 0) |
                ((pc & SOFTIRQ_MASK) ? TRACE_FLAG_SOFTIRQ : 0) |
                (need_resched() ? TRACE_FLAG_NEED_RESCHED : 0);
        trace_seq_printf(s, "%8.8s-%-5d ", comm, entry->pid);
        trace_seq_printf(s, "%3d", cpu);
        trace_seq_printf(s, "%c%c",
-                       (entry->flags & TRACE_FLAG_IRQS_OFF) ? 'd' : '.',
+                       (entry->flags & TRACE_FLAG_IRQS_OFF) ? 'd' :
+                        (entry->flags & TRACE_FLAG_IRQS_NOSUPPORT) ? 'X' : '.',
                        ((entry->flags & TRACE_FLAG_NEED_RESCHED) ? 'N' : '.'));
 
        hardirq = entry->flags & TRACE_FLAG_HARDIRQ;
 
 /*
  * trace_flag_type is an enumeration that holds different
  * states when a trace occurs. These are:
- *  IRQS_OFF   - interrupts were disabled
- *  NEED_RESCED - reschedule is requested
- *  HARDIRQ    - inside an interrupt handler
- *  SOFTIRQ    - inside a softirq handler
- *  CONT       - multiple entries hold the trace item
+ *  IRQS_OFF           - interrupts were disabled
+ *  IRQS_NOSUPPORT     - arch does not support irqs_disabled_flags
+ *  NEED_RESCED                - reschedule is requested
+ *  HARDIRQ            - inside an interrupt handler
+ *  SOFTIRQ            - inside a softirq handler
+ *  CONT               - multiple entries hold the trace item
  */
 enum trace_flag_type {
        TRACE_FLAG_IRQS_OFF             = 0x01,
-       TRACE_FLAG_NEED_RESCHED         = 0x02,
-       TRACE_FLAG_HARDIRQ              = 0x04,
-       TRACE_FLAG_SOFTIRQ              = 0x08,
-       TRACE_FLAG_CONT                 = 0x10,
+       TRACE_FLAG_IRQS_NOSUPPORT       = 0x02,
+       TRACE_FLAG_NEED_RESCHED         = 0x04,
+       TRACE_FLAG_HARDIRQ              = 0x08,
+       TRACE_FLAG_SOFTIRQ              = 0x10,
+       TRACE_FLAG_CONT                 = 0x20,
 };
 
 #define TRACE_BUF_SIZE         1024