[PATCH v2 0/2] tracing: Add 'within' filter logic

From: Steven Rostedt

Date: Fri Aug 21 2026 - 19:30:35 EST


Add a "within" filter predicate that tests whether a given function
appears in the current call stack at event time. The function name
is resolved to its address range via kallsyms during filter setup;
at runtime, stack_trace_save() captures the call stack and compares
each return address against the stored range.

Changes since v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/20260608145556.94931-1-chenjun102@xxxxxxxxxx

- Added patch to show error message

Chen Jun (1):
tracing: Add "within" filter for call-stack-based event filtering

Steven Rostedt (1):
tracnig: Add proper error message for glob use with "within" filter

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Documentation/trace/events.rst | 12 +++++++++++
include/linux/trace_events.h | 1 +
kernel/trace/trace.h | 3 ++-
kernel/trace/trace_events.c | 3 +++
kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
5 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)