Re: [PATCH V5 06/20] trace/osnoise: Allow multiple instances of the same tracer

[Steven Rostedt]

On Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:40:31 +0200
Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 78 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
> index 3db506f49a90..8681ffc3817b 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
> @@ -64,6 +64,24 @@ static bool osnoise_has_registered_instances(void)
>  					list);
>  }
>  
> +/*
> + * osnoise_instance_registered - check if a tr is already registered
> + */
> +static int osnoise_instance_registered(struct trace_array *tr)
> +{
> +	struct osnoise_instance *inst;
> +	int found = 0;
> +
> +	rcu_read_lock();
> +	list_for_each_entry_rcu(inst, &osnoise_instances, list) {
> +		if (inst->tr == tr)
> +			found = 1;
> +	}
> +	rcu_read_unlock();
> +
> +	return found;
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * osnoise_register_instance - register a new trace instance
>   *
> @@ -2048,6 +2066,16 @@ static int osnoise_workload_start(void)
>  {
>  	int retval;
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Instances need to be registered after calling workload
> +	 * start. Hence, if there is already an instance, the
> +	 * workload was already registered. Otherwise, this
> +	 * code is on the way to register the first instance,
> +	 * and the workload will start.
> +	 */
> +	if (osnoise_has_registered_instances())
> +		return 0;

Looking at how this is checked before being called, it really should
return -1, as it is an error if this is called with instances active.

-- Steve

> +
>  	osn_var_reset_all();
>  
>  	retval = osnoise_hook_events();
> @@ -2075,6 +2103,13 @@ static int osnoise_workload_start(void)
>   */
>  static void osnoise_workload_stop(void)
>  {
> +	/*
> +	 * Instances need to be unregistered before calling
> +	 * stop. Hence, if there is a registered instance, more
> +	 * than one instance is running, and the workload will not
> +	 * yet stop. Otherwise, this code is on the way to disable
> +	 * the last instance, and the workload can stop.
> +	 */
>  	if (osnoise_has_registered_instances())
>  		return;
>  
> @@ -2096,7 +2131,11 @@ static void osnoise_tracer_start(struct trace_array *tr)
>  {
>  	int retval;
>  
> -	if (osnoise_has_registered_instances())
> +	/*
> +	 * If the instance is already registered, there is no need to
> +	 * register it again.
> +	 */
> +	if (osnoise_instance_registered(tr))
>  		return;
>  
>  	retval = osnoise_workload_start();