Re: PATCH] tracing: Fix unused tracepoints when module uses only exported ones

[Steven Rostedt]

On Mon, 8 Dec 2025 09:22:48 -0500
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 2025-12-08 08:53, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>  
> 
> Missing bracket for [PATCH] in subject.
> 
> > 
> > Building the KVM intel module failed to build with UT=1:  
> 
> failed -> fails (present ?)

After the patch is applied it will be in the past ;-)
> 
> > 
> > no __tracepoint_strings in file: arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.o
> > make[3]: *** [/work/git/test-linux.git/scripts/Makefile.modfinal:62: arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.ko] Error 1
> > 
> > The reason is that the module only uses the tracepoints defined and
> > exported by the main kvm module. The tracepoint-udpate.c code fails the  
> 
> I guess you mean "tracepoint-update.c" ?

Oops

> 
> > build if a tracepoint is used, but there's no tracepoints defined. But  
> 
> tracepoint

Actually, plural is fine here. Because it means one or more here.


> 
> > this is acceptable in modules if the tracepoints is defined in the vmlinux  
> 
> tracepoint

Actually, it should stay plural (as it is more than one), but needs s/is/are/

> 
> > proper or another module and exported.
> > 
> > Do not fail to build if a tracepoint is used but no tracepoints are  
> 
> tracepoint .. is
> 

Again, plural is OK here, but the other fixes can be done.

Although I see this right after I send a pull request to Linus, but
because I'm currently at the Maintainers Summit with Linus, and I don't
need to test this to fix it, I'll set up another pull request and tell
him to take the second one.

Thanks,

-- Steve


But, because it's just a change log fix and