Re: [PATCH] tracing/user_events: Fail fork when event state duplication fails

From: Steven Rostedt

Date: Tue Oct 06 2026 - 10:14:54 EST


On Tue, 6 Oct 2026 09:42:39 -0400
Jeff Barnes <jeffbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> So in this case the state being duplicated during fork() is state that
> the application itself established. That's why I think propagating the
> allocation failure back through fork() is preferable to silently
> allowing the child to lose that state.

I agree.

-- Steve