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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 25 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/trace/rv/rv.c | 2 |
3 files changed, 15 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c b/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c index 8c4ffd076162..cb0871fbdb07 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c +++ b/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c @@ -215,4 +215,5 @@ static void __exit preemptirq_delay_exit(void) module_init(preemptirq_delay_init) module_exit(preemptirq_delay_exit) +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Preempt / IRQ disable delay thread to test latency tracers"); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2"); diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c index 7345a8b625fb..28853966aa9a 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c +++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c @@ -1460,6 +1460,11 @@ static void rb_check_bpage(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer, * * As a safety measure we check to make sure the data pages have not * been corrupted. + * + * Callers of this function need to guarantee that the list of pages doesn't get + * modified during the check. In particular, if it's possible that the function + * is invoked with concurrent readers which can swap in a new reader page then + * the caller should take cpu_buffer->reader_lock. */ static void rb_check_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer) { @@ -2210,8 +2215,12 @@ int ring_buffer_resize(struct trace_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size, */ synchronize_rcu(); for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) { + unsigned long flags; + cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu]; + raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags); rb_check_pages(cpu_buffer); + raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags); } atomic_dec(&buffer->record_disabled); } @@ -5046,13 +5055,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_consume); * @flags: gfp flags to use for memory allocation * * This performs the initial preparations necessary to iterate - * through the buffer. Memory is allocated, buffer recording + * through the buffer. Memory is allocated, buffer resizing * is disabled, and the iterator pointer is returned to the caller. * - * Disabling buffer recording prevents the reading from being - * corrupted. This is not a consuming read, so a producer is not - * expected. - * * After a sequence of ring_buffer_read_prepare calls, the user is * expected to make at least one call to ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync. * Afterwards, ring_buffer_read_start is invoked to get things going @@ -5139,8 +5144,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_start); * ring_buffer_read_finish - finish reading the iterator of the buffer * @iter: The iterator retrieved by ring_buffer_start * - * This re-enables the recording to the buffer, and frees the - * iterator. + * This re-enables resizing of the buffer, and frees the iterator. */ void ring_buffer_read_finish(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter) @@ -5148,12 +5152,7 @@ ring_buffer_read_finish(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter) struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer = iter->cpu_buffer; unsigned long flags; - /* - * Ring buffer is disabled from recording, here's a good place - * to check the integrity of the ring buffer. - * Must prevent readers from trying to read, as the check - * clears the HEAD page and readers require it. - */ + /* Use this opportunity to check the integrity of the ring buffer. */ raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags); rb_check_pages(cpu_buffer); raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags); diff --git a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c index 2f68e93fff0b..df0745a42a3f 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c +++ b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c @@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static int __rv_disable_monitor(struct rv_monitor_def *mdef, bool sync) /** * rv_disable_monitor - disable a given runtime monitor + * @mdef: Pointer to the monitor definition structure. * * Returns 0 on success. */ @@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ int rv_disable_monitor(struct rv_monitor_def *mdef) /** * rv_enable_monitor - enable a given runtime monitor + * @mdef: Pointer to the monitor definition structure. * * Returns 0 on success, error otherwise. */ |