Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.19 09/13] selftests/ftrace: Do not trace do_softirq because of PREEMPT_RT

[Pavel Machek]

On Tue 2022-02-22 21:31:48, Sasha Levin wrote:
> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> [ Upstream commit 6fec1ab67f8d60704cc7de64abcfd389ab131542 ]
> 
> The PREEMPT_RT patchset does not use do_softirq() function thus trying
> to filter for do_softirq fails for such kernel:
> 
>   echo do_softirq
>   ftracetest: 81: echo: echo: I/O error
> 
> Choose some other visible function for the test.  The function does not
> have to be actually executed during the test, because it is only testing
> filter API interface.

This needs -rt patch even on mainline, right?

It is certainly not needed in -stable branches.

Best regards,

								Pavel


> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_set_ftrace_file.tc
> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ do_reset
>  
>  FILTER=set_ftrace_filter
>  FUNC1="schedule"
> -FUNC2="do_softirq"
> +FUNC2="scheduler_tick"
>  
>  ALL_FUNCS="#### all functions enabled ####"


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