[PATCH] audit: add missing unlikely hint to audit_dummy_context() wrappers

From: Ricardo Robaina

Date: Fri Aug 07 2026 - 10:16:24 EST


The inline wrappers: audit_log_kern_module(), audit_tk_injoffset(),
and audit_ntp_log() check audit_dummy_context() without unlikely(),
unlike every other wrapper in the file.

Add the missing annotations for consistency.

Signed-off-by: Ricardo Robaina <rrobaina@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/audit.h | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 45abb3722d30..18b44a1c5397 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static inline void audit_openat2_how(struct open_how *how)

static inline void audit_log_kern_module(const char *name)
{
- if (!audit_dummy_context())
+ if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
__audit_log_kern_module(name);
}

@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static inline void audit_tk_injoffset(struct timespec64 offset)
if (offset.tv_sec == 0 && offset.tv_nsec == 0)
return;

- if (!audit_dummy_context())
+ if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
__audit_tk_injoffset(offset);
}

@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static inline void audit_ntp_set_new(struct audit_ntp_data *ad,

static inline void audit_ntp_log(const struct audit_ntp_data *ad)
{
- if (!audit_dummy_context())
+ if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
__audit_ntp_log(ad);
}

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2.55.0