Re: [PATCH] blk queue io tracing support

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Wed Aug 31 2005 - 02:31:41 EST


On Wed, Aug 31 2005, Nathan Scott wrote:
> Hi Jens,
>
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 11:28:39AM +0200, Jens Axboe wrote:
> > Patch attached is against 2.6.13-rc6-mm2. Still a good idea to apply the
> > relayfs read update from the previous mail [*] as well.
>
> There's a small memory leak there on one of the start-tracing
> error paths (relay_open failure)... this should plug it up.
>
> cheers.
>
> --
> Nathan
>
>
> Index: 2.6.x-xfs/drivers/block/blktrace.c
> ===================================================================
> --- 2.6.x-xfs.orig/drivers/block/blktrace.c
> +++ 2.6.x-xfs/drivers/block/blktrace.c
> @@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ int blk_start_trace(struct block_device
> {
> request_queue_t *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
> struct blk_user_trace_setup buts;
> - struct blk_trace *bt;
> + struct blk_trace *bt = NULL;
> char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
> - int ret = 0;
> + int ret;
>
> if (!q)
> return -ENXIO;
> @@ -116,9 +116,14 @@ int blk_start_trace(struct block_device
> spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
> q->blk_trace = bt;
> spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
> - ret = 0;
> +
> + up(&bdev->bd_sem);
> + return 0;
> +
> err:
> up(&bdev->bd_sem);
> + if (bt)
> + kfree(bt);
> return ret;
> }

Indeed, thanks! I've applied the patch, I'll do a new release against
2.6.14-pre/rc/git as soon as relayfs gets merged. Or 2.6.13-mm1, if that
comes first.

BTW, the trace tools now live in a git repo here:

rsync://rsync.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/blktrace.git

--
Jens Axboe

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