[PATCH] init/main.c: log initcall level when initcall_debug is used

From: Francesco Valla
Date: Sun Mar 16 2025 - 18:26:07 EST


When initcall_debug is specified on the command line, the start and
return point for each initcall is printed. However, no information on
the initcall level is reported.

Add to the initcall_debug infrastructure an additional print that
informs when a new initcall level is entered. This is particularly
useful when debugging dependency chains and/or working on boot time
reduction.

Signed-off-by: Francesco Valla <francesco@xxxxxxxx>
---
init/main.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 2a1757826397..80a07563036d 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1214,6 +1214,12 @@ trace_initcall_finish_cb(void *data, initcall_t fn, int ret)
fn, ret, (unsigned long long)ktime_us_delta(rettime, *calltime));
}

+static __init_or_module void
+trace_initcall_level_cb(void *data, const char *level)
+{
+ printk(KERN_DEBUG "entering initcall level: %s\n", level);
+}
+
static ktime_t initcall_calltime;

#ifdef TRACEPOINTS_ENABLED
@@ -1225,10 +1231,12 @@ static void __init initcall_debug_enable(void)
&initcall_calltime);
ret |= register_trace_initcall_finish(trace_initcall_finish_cb,
&initcall_calltime);
+ ret |= register_trace_initcall_level(trace_initcall_level_cb, NULL);
WARN(ret, "Failed to register initcall tracepoints\n");
}
# define do_trace_initcall_start trace_initcall_start
# define do_trace_initcall_finish trace_initcall_finish
+# define do_trace_initcall_level trace_initcall_level
#else
static inline void do_trace_initcall_start(initcall_t fn)
{
@@ -1242,6 +1250,12 @@ static inline void do_trace_initcall_finish(initcall_t fn, int ret)
return;
trace_initcall_finish_cb(&initcall_calltime, fn, ret);
}
+static inline void do_trace_initcall_level(const char *level)
+{
+ if (!initcall_debug)
+ return;
+ trace_initcall_level_cb(NULL, level);
+}
#endif /* !TRACEPOINTS_ENABLED */

int __init_or_module do_one_initcall(initcall_t fn)
@@ -1314,7 +1328,7 @@ static void __init do_initcall_level(int level, char *command_line)
level, level,
NULL, ignore_unknown_bootoption);

- trace_initcall_level(initcall_level_names[level]);
+ do_trace_initcall_level(initcall_level_names[level]);
for (fn = initcall_levels[level]; fn < initcall_levels[level+1]; fn++)
do_one_initcall(initcall_from_entry(fn));
}
@@ -1358,7 +1372,7 @@ static void __init do_pre_smp_initcalls(void)
{
initcall_entry_t *fn;

- trace_initcall_level("early");
+ do_trace_initcall_level("early");
for (fn = __initcall_start; fn < __initcall0_start; fn++)
do_one_initcall(initcall_from_entry(fn));
}
--
2.48.1