Re: [PATCH v2 03/11] sched: Add sched tracepoints for RV task model

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Mon Feb 17 2025 - 11:40:52 EST


On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:15:31 +0100
Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > >  > 503 __do_trace_sched_set_state_tp(current, current->__state,
> > > state_value);
> > >    504 }
> > >    505 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__do_trace_set_current_state);
> > >    506
> >  
>
> I honestly don't get why this build failed. The function __do_trace_
> exists since cff6d93eab00ba ("tracepoint: Reduce duplication of
> __DO_TRACE_CALL"), a while before that it was just a macro and not an
> inline function, reason why no one so far used it directly.
>
> Both failed builds are based on 4dc1d1bec898 (where my patchset is
> based) and there __do_trace_ does exist.
>
> Unless there's a strong opinion not to use it although the compiler
> allows it, I'd consider the two kernel robot results false negatives.
>
> Or am I missing something?

It's because you should not be using the internal macros of a tracepoint.
Just use the tracepoint itself.

I replied to the patch.

-- Steve