[PATCH] tracing: Check the return value of tracing_update_buffers()

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Wed Jan 07 2026 - 17:09:52 EST


From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

In the very unlikely event that tracing_update_buffers() fails in
trace_printk_init_buffers(), report the failure so that it is known.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220917020353.3836285-1-floridsleeves@xxxxxxxxx/

Suggested-by: Li Zhong <floridsleeves@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 2d387d56dcd4..1722e01e2238 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -3418,9 +3418,10 @@ void trace_printk_init_buffers(void)
pr_warn("**********************************************************\n");

/* Expand the buffers to set size */
- tracing_update_buffers(&global_trace);
-
- buffers_allocated = 1;
+ if (tracing_update_buffers(&global_trace) < 0)
+ pr_err("Failed to expand tracing buffers for trace_printk() calls\n");
+ else
+ buffers_allocated = 1;

/*
* trace_printk_init_buffers() can be called by modules.
--
2.51.0