[PATCH] tracing: Ensure optimized hashing works

From: Michal Koutný

Date: Tue Sep 23 2025 - 12:59:20 EST


If ever PID_MAX_DEFAULT changes, it must be compatible with tracing
hashmaps assumptions.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240409110126.651e94cb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Michal Koutný <mkoutny@xxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Drive-by flushing an old idea. Take it or leave it.

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
index cb49f7279dc80..aabae7daaac91 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ int trace_create_savedcmd(void)
int trace_save_cmdline(struct task_struct *tsk)
{
unsigned tpid, idx;
+ /* so that map_pid_to_cmdline indexing is efficient */
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(!is_power_of_2(PID_MAX_DEFAULT));

/* treat recording of idle task as a success */
if (!tsk->pid)
--
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