Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] perf auxtrace: Add compat_auxtrace_mmap__{read_head|write_tail}

[Leo Yan]

On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 05:00:14PM +0100, James Clark wrote:

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> >> I couldn't see how it can ever return -1, it seems like it would loop forever
> >> until it reads the correct value.
> > 
> > I use this chunk comment to address the function
> > compat_auxtrace_mmap__write_tail():
> > 
> > +int __weak compat_auxtrace_mmap__write_tail(struct auxtrace_mmap *mm, u64 tail)
> > +{
> > +	struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = mm->userpg;
> > +	u64 mask = (u64)(UINT32_MAX) << 32;
> > +
> > +	if (tail & mask)
> > +		return -1;
> > +
> > +	/* Ensure all reads are done before we write the tail out */
> > +	smp_mb();
> > +	WRITE_ONCE(pc->aux_tail, tail);
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > 
> > Please let me know if this is okay or not?  Otherwise, if you think
> > the format can cause confusion, I'd like to split the comments into
> > two sections, one section for reading AUX head and another is for
> > writing AUX tail.
> 
> I see what you mean now, I think keeping it in one section is fine, I would just
> replace "When update the AUX tail and detects" with "When
> compat_auxtrace_mmap__write_tail() detects". If the function name is there then
> it's clear that it's not the return value of compat_auxtrace_mmap__read_head()

Sure, will update and send out the new patch.

Thanks for suggestion.
Leo