[PATCH v2] tracing: Skip update_last_data() if cleared and remove active check for save_mod()

From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
Date: Mon Mar 10 2025 - 21:30:12 EST


From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>

If the last boot data is already cleared, there is no reason to update it
again. Skip if the TRACE_ARRAY_FL_LAST_BOOT is cleared.
Also, for calling save_mod() when module loading, we don't need to check
the trace is active or not because any module address can be on the
stacktrace.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- merge [1/3] and [2/3] in the previous series.
---
kernel/trace/trace.c | 26 ++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index c3c79908766e..d17278a72e72 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -6033,6 +6033,12 @@ static void update_last_data(struct trace_array *tr)
if (!(tr->flags & TRACE_ARRAY_FL_BOOT))
return;

+ if (!(tr->flags & TRACE_ARRAY_FL_LAST_BOOT))
+ return;
+
+ /* Only if the buffer has previous boot data clear and update it. */
+ tr->flags &= ~TRACE_ARRAY_FL_LAST_BOOT;
+
/* Reset the module list and reload them */
if (tr->scratch) {
struct trace_scratch *tscratch = tr->scratch;
@@ -6045,9 +6051,6 @@ static void update_last_data(struct trace_array *tr)
module_for_each_mod(save_mod, tr);
}

- if (!(tr->flags & TRACE_ARRAY_FL_LAST_BOOT))
- return;
-
/*
* Need to clear all CPU buffers as there cannot be events
* from the previous boot mixed with events with this boot
@@ -6070,7 +6073,6 @@ static void update_last_data(struct trace_array *tr)
#else
tscratch->kaslr_addr = 0;
#endif
- tr->flags &= ~TRACE_ARRAY_FL_LAST_BOOT;
}

/**
@@ -10092,15 +10094,6 @@ static void trace_module_remove_evals(struct module *mod)
static inline void trace_module_remove_evals(struct module *mod) { }
#endif /* CONFIG_TRACE_EVAL_MAP_FILE */

-static bool trace_array_active(struct trace_array *tr)
-{
- if (tr->current_trace != &nop_trace)
- return true;
-
- /* 0 is no events, 1 is all disabled */
- return trace_events_enabled(tr, NULL) > 1;
-}
-
static void trace_module_record(struct module *mod)
{
struct trace_array *tr;
@@ -10109,11 +10102,8 @@ static void trace_module_record(struct module *mod)
/* Update any persistent trace array that has already been started */
if ((tr->flags & (TRACE_ARRAY_FL_BOOT | TRACE_ARRAY_FL_LAST_BOOT)) ==
TRACE_ARRAY_FL_BOOT) {
- /* Only update if the trace array is active */
- if (trace_array_active(tr)) {
- guard(mutex)(&scratch_mutex);
- save_mod(mod, tr);
- }
+ guard(mutex)(&scratch_mutex);
+ save_mod(mod, tr);
}
}
}