Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] tracing: Remove trace_printk.h from kernel.h

[Nathan Chancellor]

Hi Steve,

On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 06:40:09AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> There have been complaints about trace_printk.h causing more build time
> for being in kernel.h if it changes. There is also an effort to clean up
> kernel.h to have it not include unneeded header files. Move trace_printk.h
> out of kernel.h and place it in the headers and C files that use it.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wikCBeVFjVXiY4o-oepdbjAoir5+TcAgtL12c4u1TpZLQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Suggested-by: Yury Norov <yury.norov@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

This patch breaks lib/test_context-analysis.c for me in several
configurations:

  In file included from lib/test_context-analysis.c:9:
  In file included from include/linux/local_lock.h:5:
  include/linux/local_lock_internal.h:46:2: error: use of undeclared identifier '_THIS_IP_'
     46 |         lock_map_acquire(&l->dep_map);
        |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  include/linux/lockdep.h:541:69: note: expanded from macro 'lock_map_acquire'
    541 | #define lock_map_acquire(l)                     lock_acquire_exclusive(l, 0, 0, NULL, _THIS_IP_)
        |                                                                                       ^~~~~~~~~
  In file included from lib/test_context-analysis.c:9:
  In file included from include/linux/local_lock.h:5:
  include/linux/local_lock_internal.h:53:2: error: use of undeclared identifier '_THIS_IP_'
     53 |         lock_map_acquire_try(&l->dep_map);
        |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  include/linux/lockdep.h:542:73: note: expanded from macro 'lock_map_acquire_try'
    542 | #define lock_map_acquire_try(l)                 lock_acquire_exclusive(l, 0, 1, NULL, _THIS_IP_)
        |                                                                                       ^~~~~~~~~
  In file included from lib/test_context-analysis.c:9:
  In file included from include/linux/local_lock.h:5:
  include/linux/local_lock_internal.h:62:2: error: use of undeclared identifier '_THIS_IP_'
     62 |         lock_map_release(&l->dep_map);
        |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  include/linux/lockdep.h:545:47: note: expanded from macro 'lock_map_release'
    545 | #define lock_map_release(l)                     lock_release(l, _THIS_IP_)
        |                                                                 ^~~~~~~~~
  3 errors generated.

The following diff resolves it for me, should I send it as a separate
patch or do you want to just fold it in with a note?

diff --git a/include/linux/lockdep.h b/include/linux/lockdep.h
index 621566345406..2301a701ffbb 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockdep.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockdep.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_LOCKDEP_H
 #define __LINUX_LOCKDEP_H
 
+#include <linux/instruction_pointer.h>
 #include <linux/lockdep_types.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <asm/percpu.h>
-- 
Cheers,
Nathan