[PATCH v8 14/21] ring-buffer: Add kerneldoc for ring_buffer_poll_remote

From: Vincent Donnefort

Date: Fri Nov 06 2026 - 13:14:37 EST


Document ring_buffer_poll_remote().

Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 9c707cb751ba..82f0a4654c95 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -6910,6 +6910,17 @@ bool ring_buffer_empty_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_empty_cpu);

+/**
+ * ring_buffer_poll_remote - poll a remote ring buffer for new data
+ * @buffer: The ring buffer
+ * @cpu: The CPU buffer to poll (or RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS)
+ *
+ * This function polls the specified remote CPU buffer (or all of them)
+ * by reading its meta page to update the local reader's view. If new
+ * entries are detected, it triggers wakeups for any waiting readers.
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 on success, or -EINVAL if the CPU is not in the buffer's cpumask.
+ */
int ring_buffer_poll_remote(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
{
struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
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2.56.0.455.g6c5a503b38-goog