[PATCH v5 05/14] gtrace: Add functions to start/stop tracing on a component path

From: Mayuresh Chitale

Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 11:39:00 EST


The perf driver framework needs to be able to start / stop all components
in a trace component path during its operation. Add gtrace_path_start()
and gtrace_path_stop() functions for this purpose.

Co-developed-by: Anup Patel <anup.patel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Anup Patel <anup.patel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mayuresh Chitale <mayuresh.chitale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/gtrace-core.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/gtrace.h | 6 ++++
2 files changed, 50 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/gtrace-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/gtrace-core.c
index a89d195ab5b8..6ff1b3087947 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/gtrace-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/gtrace/gtrace-core.c
@@ -582,6 +582,50 @@ static void gtrace_release_path_nodes(struct gtrace_path *path)
}
}

+int gtrace_path_start(struct gtrace_path *path)
+{
+ const struct gtrace_driver *gtdrv;
+ struct gtrace_component *comp;
+ struct gtrace_path_node *node;
+ int ret;
+
+ list_for_each_entry_reverse(node, &path->comp_list, head) {
+ comp = node->comp;
+ gtdrv = to_gtrace_driver(comp->dev.driver);
+ if (!gtdrv->start)
+ continue;
+
+ ret = gtdrv->start(comp);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gtrace_path_start);
+
+int gtrace_path_stop(struct gtrace_path *path)
+{
+ const struct gtrace_driver *gtdrv;
+ struct gtrace_component *comp;
+ struct gtrace_path_node *node;
+ int ret;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(node, &path->comp_list, head) {
+ comp = node->comp;
+ gtdrv = to_gtrace_driver(comp->dev.driver);
+ if (!gtdrv->stop)
+ continue;
+
+ ret = gtdrv->stop(comp);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gtrace_path_stop);
+
struct gtrace_path *gtrace_create_path(struct gtrace_component *source,
struct gtrace_component *sink,
enum gtrace_component_mode mode)
diff --git a/include/linux/gtrace.h b/include/linux/gtrace.h
index b74d4b83b141..78e2ead3db8e 100644
--- a/include/linux/gtrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/gtrace.h
@@ -254,10 +254,14 @@ struct gtrace_path *gtrace_create_path(struct gtrace_component *source,
struct gtrace_component *sink,
enum gtrace_component_mode mode);
void gtrace_destroy_path(struct gtrace_path *path);
+int gtrace_path_start(struct gtrace_path *path);
+int gtrace_path_stop(struct gtrace_path *path);

/**
* struct gtrace_driver - Representation of a trace driver.
* @id_table: Table to match components handled by the driver.
+ * @start: Callback to start tracing.
+ * @stop: Callback to stop tracing.
* @probe: Driver probe() function.
* @remove: Driver remove() function.
* @get_trace_id: Get/allocate a trace ID.
@@ -266,6 +270,8 @@ void gtrace_destroy_path(struct gtrace_path *path);
*/
struct gtrace_driver {
const struct gtrace_component_id *id_table;
+ int (*start)(struct gtrace_component *comp);
+ int (*stop)(struct gtrace_component *comp);
int (*probe)(struct gtrace_component *comp);
void (*remove)(struct gtrace_component *comp);
int (*get_trace_id)(struct gtrace_component *comp,
--
2.43.0