On Wed,  7 Jan 2026 23:45:59 +0900
"Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]>
> 
> Since there is no reason to reuse the backup instance, make it
> readonly. Note that only backup instances are readonly, because
> other trace instances will be empty unless it is writable.
> Only backup instances have copy entries from the original.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]>
> ---
>  kernel/trace/trace.c        |   91 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  kernel/trace/trace.h        |    6 +++
>  kernel/trace/trace_events.c |   14 +++++--
>  3 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
> index 38f7a7a55c23..725930f5980e 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
> @@ -4888,6 +4888,9 @@ static int tracing_open(struct inode *inode, struct 
> file *file)
>               int cpu = tracing_get_cpu(inode);
>               struct array_buffer *trace_buf = &tr->array_buffer;
>  
> +             if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr))
> +                     return -EPERM;

So this fails if someone opens a file in RDONLY mode?

Why?


> +
>  #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
>               if (tr->current_trace->print_max)
>                       trace_buf = &tr->max_buffer;
> @@ -6077,6 +6080,9 @@ static int __tracing_resize_ring_buffer(struct 
> trace_array *tr,
>  ssize_t tracing_resize_ring_buffer(struct trace_array *tr,
>                                 unsigned long size, int cpu_id)
>  {
> +     if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr))
> +             return -EPERM;

In fact, I don't think we need any of these.

> +
>       guard(mutex)(&trace_types_lock);
>  
>       if (cpu_id != RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) {



> @@ -9353,12 +9381,16 @@ static void
>  tracing_init_tracefs_percpu(struct trace_array *tr, long cpu)
>  {
>       struct dentry *d_percpu = tracing_dentry_percpu(tr, cpu);
> +     umode_t writable_mode = TRACE_MODE_WRITE;
>       struct dentry *d_cpu;
>       char cpu_dir[30]; /* 30 characters should be more than enough */
>  
>       if (!d_percpu)
>               return;
>  
> +     if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr))
> +             writable_mode = TRACE_MODE_READ;

This is more like what we should do with all the files in a read-only
instance. Just make all files not allow writes.

We may need to make sure they can't be changed to write as well. But that
will require a change to tracefs (and eventfs).

-- Steve


> +
>       snprintf(cpu_dir, 30, "cpu%ld", cpu);
>       d_cpu = tracefs_create_dir(cpu_dir, d_percpu);
>       if (!d_cpu) {
> @@ -9371,7 +9403,7 @@ tracing_init_tracefs_percpu(struct trace_array *tr, 
> long cpu)
>                               tr, cpu, &tracing_pipe_fops);
>  
>       /* per cpu trace */
> -     trace_create_cpu_file("trace", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_cpu,
> +     trace_create_cpu_file("trace", writable_mode, d_cpu,
>                               tr, cpu, &tracing_fops);
>  
>       trace_create_cpu_file("trace_pipe_raw", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_cpu,


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