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