Re: [PATCH v5] tracing: Guard __DECLARE_TRACE() use of __DO_TRACE_CALL() with SRCU-fast
From: Alexei Starovoitov
Date: Fri Jan 09 2026 - 16:54:46 EST
On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 12:21 PM Mathieu Desnoyers
<mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> * preempt disable/enable pair: 1.1 ns
> * srcu-fast lock/unlock: 1.5 ns
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> CONFIG_RCU_REF_SCALE_TEST=y
> * migrate disable/enable pair: 3.0 ns
.. and you're arguing that 3ns vs 1ns difference is so important
for your out-of-tree tracer that in-tree tracers need to do
some workarounds?! wtf