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-rw-r--r--kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c57
1 files changed, 54 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 33073cdebb26..a2fd3893cc02 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ struct ring_buffer_per_cpu {
struct buffer_page *reader_page;
unsigned long lost_events;
unsigned long last_overrun;
+ unsigned long nest;
local_t entries_bytes;
local_t entries;
local_t overrun;
@@ -2624,10 +2625,10 @@ trace_recursive_lock(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
bit = pc & NMI_MASK ? RB_CTX_NMI :
pc & HARDIRQ_MASK ? RB_CTX_IRQ : RB_CTX_SOFTIRQ;
- if (unlikely(val & (1 << bit)))
+ if (unlikely(val & (1 << (bit + cpu_buffer->nest))))
return 1;
- val |= (1 << bit);
+ val |= (1 << (bit + cpu_buffer->nest));
cpu_buffer->current_context = val;
return 0;
@@ -2636,7 +2637,57 @@ trace_recursive_lock(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
static __always_inline void
trace_recursive_unlock(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
{
- cpu_buffer->current_context &= cpu_buffer->current_context - 1;
+ cpu_buffer->current_context &=
+ cpu_buffer->current_context - (1 << cpu_buffer->nest);
+}
+
+/* The recursive locking above uses 4 bits */
+#define NESTED_BITS 4
+
+/**
+ * ring_buffer_nest_start - Allow to trace while nested
+ * @buffer: The ring buffer to modify
+ *
+ * The ring buffer has a safty mechanism to prevent recursion.
+ * But there may be a case where a trace needs to be done while
+ * tracing something else. In this case, calling this function
+ * will allow this function to nest within a currently active
+ * ring_buffer_lock_reserve().
+ *
+ * Call this function before calling another ring_buffer_lock_reserve() and
+ * call ring_buffer_nest_end() after the nested ring_buffer_unlock_commit().
+ */
+void ring_buffer_nest_start(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+{
+ struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
+ int cpu;
+
+ /* Enabled by ring_buffer_nest_end() */
+ preempt_disable_notrace();
+ cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
+ cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
+ /* This is the shift value for the above recusive locking */
+ cpu_buffer->nest += NESTED_BITS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ring_buffer_nest_end - Allow to trace while nested
+ * @buffer: The ring buffer to modify
+ *
+ * Must be called after ring_buffer_nest_start() and after the
+ * ring_buffer_unlock_commit().
+ */
+void ring_buffer_nest_end(struct ring_buffer *buffer)
+{
+ struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
+ int cpu;
+
+ /* disabled by ring_buffer_nest_start() */
+ cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
+ cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
+ /* This is the shift value for the above recusive locking */
+ cpu_buffer->nest -= NESTED_BITS;
+ preempt_enable_notrace();
}
/**