On 06/17, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>
> (2013/06/17 2:21), Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > enable_trace_probe() and disable_trace_probe() should not worry about
> > serialization, the caller (perf_trace_init or __ftrace_set_clr_event)
> > holds event_mutex.
> >
> > They are also called by kprobe_trace_self_tests_init(), but this __init
> > function can't race with itself or trace_events.c
>
> Right,
> For safety, we should comment this at the caller side,
Which caller do you mean?
The patch adds
/*
* This and enable_trace_probe/disable_trace_probe rely on event_mutex
* held by the caller, __ftrace_set_clr_event().
*/
above trace_probe_nr_files() but the next patch removes this function
with the comment...
Will you agree with this patch if I add something like
/*
* called by perf_trace_init() or __ftrace_set_clr_event() under
event_mutex
*/
above kprobe_register() ? Perhaps it makes sense to add
lockdep_assert_held(&event_mutex) into the body?
And:
> because
> those calls are the reason why I have introduced this lock.
Please do not hesitate to nack this patch if you think that we should
keep probe_enable_lock for safety even if it is not currently needed.
In this case I'd suggest to move lock/unlock into kprobe_register()
but this is minor.
Oleg.
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