[PATCHv2 2/2] trace/hwlat: Do not start per-cpu thread if it is already running

[Tero Kristo]

The hwlatd tracer will end up starting multiple per-cpu threads with
the following script:

    #!/bin/sh
    cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
    echo 0 > tracing_on
    echo hwlat > current_tracer
    echo per-cpu > hwlat_detector/mode
    echo 100000 > hwlat_detector/width
    echo 200000 > hwlat_detector/window
    echo 1 > tracing_on

To fix the issue, check if the hwlatd thread for the cpu is already
running, before starting a new one. Along with the previous patch, this
avoids running multiple instances of the same CPU thread on the system.

Signed-off-by: Tero Kristo <tero.kristo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
  * split into separate patch
  * added reproducer script into commit log

 kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c b/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
index edc26dc22c3f..c4945f8adc11 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
@@ -492,6 +492,10 @@ static int start_cpu_kthread(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct task_struct *kthread;
 
+	/* Do not start a new hwlatd thread if it is already running */
+	if (per_cpu(hwlat_per_cpu_data, cpu).kthread)
+		return 0;
+
 	kthread = kthread_run_on_cpu(kthread_fn, NULL, cpu, "hwlatd/%u");
 	if (IS_ERR(kthread)) {
 		pr_err(BANNER "could not start sampling thread\n");
-- 
2.25.1