Re: [PATCH v20 09/10] ring-buffer: Show persistent buffer dropped events in trace file

From: Steven Rostedt

Date: Thu May 21 2026 - 08:16:18 EST


On Thu, 21 May 2026 15:34:16 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think it is good to show the dropped events. BTW, is it better to
> comment out the line, just for parser?
> For example, add a '#' at the like.
>
> # CPU:5 [LOST EVENTS]
>
> Ah, but it is already done...

Yeah, can't modify that. The "[LOST EVENTS]" output has been around since
2020 and changing that now will likely break user API.

-- Steve