[PATCH 2/2] tracing: Use switch statement instead of ifs in set_tracer_flag()

From: Steven Rostedt

Date: Wed Nov 05 2025 - 19:34:52 EST


From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

The "mask" passed in to set_trace_flag() has a single bit set. The
function then checks if the mask is equal to one of the option masks and
performs the appropriate function associated to that option.

Instead of having a bunch of "if ()" statement, use a "switch ()"
statement instead to make it cleaner and a bit more optimal.

No function changes.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 07bd10808277..8460bec9f263 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -5251,11 +5251,13 @@ int trace_keep_overwrite(struct tracer *tracer, u64 mask, int set)

int set_tracer_flag(struct trace_array *tr, u64 mask, int enabled)
{
- if ((mask == TRACE_ITER(RECORD_TGID)) ||
- (mask == TRACE_ITER(RECORD_CMD)) ||
- (mask == TRACE_ITER(TRACE_PRINTK)) ||
- (mask == TRACE_ITER(COPY_MARKER)))
+ switch (mask) {
+ case TRACE_ITER(RECORD_TGID):
+ case TRACE_ITER(RECORD_CMD):
+ case TRACE_ITER(TRACE_PRINTK):
+ case TRACE_ITER(COPY_MARKER):
lockdep_assert_held(&event_mutex);
+ }

/* do nothing if flag is already set */
if (!!(tr->trace_flags & mask) == !!enabled)
@@ -5266,7 +5268,8 @@ int set_tracer_flag(struct trace_array *tr, u64 mask, int enabled)
if (tr->current_trace->flag_changed(tr, mask, !!enabled))
return -EINVAL;

- if (mask == TRACE_ITER(TRACE_PRINTK)) {
+ switch (mask) {
+ case TRACE_ITER(TRACE_PRINTK):
if (enabled) {
update_printk_trace(tr);
} else {
@@ -5283,9 +5286,9 @@ int set_tracer_flag(struct trace_array *tr, u64 mask, int enabled)
if (printk_trace == tr)
update_printk_trace(&global_trace);
}
- }
+ break;

- if (mask == TRACE_ITER(COPY_MARKER)) {
+ case TRACE_ITER(COPY_MARKER):
update_marker_trace(tr, enabled);
/* update_marker_trace updates the tr->trace_flags */
return 0;
@@ -5296,10 +5299,12 @@ int set_tracer_flag(struct trace_array *tr, u64 mask, int enabled)
else
tr->trace_flags &= ~mask;

- if (mask == TRACE_ITER(RECORD_CMD))
+ switch (mask) {
+ case TRACE_ITER(RECORD_CMD):
trace_event_enable_cmd_record(enabled);
+ break;

- if (mask == TRACE_ITER(RECORD_TGID)) {
+ case TRACE_ITER(RECORD_TGID):

if (trace_alloc_tgid_map() < 0) {
tr->trace_flags &= ~TRACE_ITER(RECORD_TGID);
@@ -5307,24 +5312,27 @@ int set_tracer_flag(struct trace_array *tr, u64 mask, int enabled)
}

trace_event_enable_tgid_record(enabled);
- }
+ break;

- if (mask == TRACE_ITER(EVENT_FORK))
+ case TRACE_ITER(EVENT_FORK):
trace_event_follow_fork(tr, enabled);
+ break;

- if (mask == TRACE_ITER(FUNC_FORK))
+ case TRACE_ITER(FUNC_FORK):
ftrace_pid_follow_fork(tr, enabled);
+ break;

- if (mask == TRACE_ITER(OVERWRITE)) {
+ case TRACE_ITER(OVERWRITE):
ring_buffer_change_overwrite(tr->array_buffer.buffer, enabled);
#ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
ring_buffer_change_overwrite(tr->max_buffer.buffer, enabled);
#endif
- }
+ break;

- if (mask == TRACE_ITER(PRINTK)) {
+ case TRACE_ITER(PRINTK):
trace_printk_start_stop_comm(enabled);
trace_printk_control(enabled);
+ break;
}

return 0;
--
2.51.0