[for-linus][PATCH 4/5] ring-buffer: Fix to update per-subbuf entries of persistent ring buffer
From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Sat Mar 21 2026 - 23:09:48 EST
From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Since the validation loop in rb_meta_validate_events() updates the same
cpu_buffer->head_page->entries, the other subbuf entries are not updated.
Fix to use head_page to update the entries field, since it is the cursor
in this loop.
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 5f3b6e839f3c ("ring-buffer: Validate boot range memory events")
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/177391153882.193994.17158784065013676533.stgit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 17d0ea0cc3e6..170170bd83bd 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ static void rb_meta_validate_events(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
entries += ret;
entry_bytes += local_read(&head_page->page->commit);
- local_set(&cpu_buffer->head_page->entries, ret);
+ local_set(&head_page->entries, ret);
if (head_page == cpu_buffer->commit_page)
break;
--
2.51.0