[for-linus][PATCH 09/12] ring-buffer: Prevent resizing of persistent ring buffer
From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Sat Aug 08 2026 - 22:32:44 EST
From: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx>
Dynamically resizing a persistent ring buffer is not possible. Disable
the feature.
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: be68d63a139b ("ring-buffer: Add ring_buffer_alloc_range()")
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260806211306.3704194-2-vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 58dc8995a88d..09d502ef4c55 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2528,6 +2528,8 @@ rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(struct trace_buffer *buffer, long nr_pages, int cpu)
if (cpu_buffer->ring_meta->head_buffer)
rb_meta_buffer_update(cpu_buffer, bpage);
bpage->range = 1;
+
+ atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->resize_disabled);
} else if (buffer->remote) {
struct ring_buffer_desc *desc = ring_buffer_desc(buffer->remote->desc, cpu);
--
2.53.0