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Frederic Weisbecker d7350c3f45 tracing/core: make the read callbacks reentrants
Now that several per-cpu files can be read or spliced at the
same, we want the read/splice callbacks for tracing files to be
reentrants.

Until now, a single global mutex (trace_types_lock) serialized
the access to tracing_read_pipe(), tracing_splice_read_pipe(),
and the seq helpers.

Ie: it means that if a user tries to read trace_pipe0 and
trace_pipe1 at the same time, the access to the function
tracing_read_pipe() is contended and one reader must wait for
the other to finish its read call.

The trace_type_lock mutex is mostly here to serialize the access
to the global current tracer (current_trace), which can be
changed concurrently. Although the iter struct keeps a private
pointer to this tracer, its callbacks can be changed by another
function.

The method used here is to not keep anymore private reference to
the tracer inside the iterator but to make a copy of it inside
the iterator. Then it checks on subsequents read calls if the
tracer has changed. This is not costly because the current
tracer is not expected to be changed often, so we use a branch
prediction for that.

Moreover, we add a private mutex to the iterator (there is one
iterator per file descriptor) to serialize the accesses in case
of multiple consumers per file descriptor (which would be a
silly idea from the user). Note that this is not to protect the
ring buffer, since the ring buffer already serializes the
readers accesses. This is to prevent from traces weirdness in
case of concurrent consumers. But these mutexes can be dropped
anyway, that would not result in any crash. Just tell me what
you think about it.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2009-02-25 13:40:58 +01:00
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irq Merge branch 'core/xen' into x86/urgent 2009-02-04 14:54:56 +01:00
power Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block 2009-02-18 18:33:04 -08:00
time hrtimers: allow the hot-unplugging of all cpus 2009-01-30 22:35:29 +01:00
trace tracing/core: make the read callbacks reentrants 2009-02-25 13:40:58 +01:00
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acct.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 04 2009-01-14 14:15:19 +01:00
async.c async: use list_move_tail 2009-02-08 10:00:26 -08:00
audit_tree.c audit: validate comparison operations, store them in sane form 2009-01-04 15:14:42 -05:00
audit.c [PATCH] fix broken timestamps in AVC generated by kernel threads 2008-12-09 02:27:41 -05:00
audit.h fixing audit rule ordering mess, part 1 2009-01-04 15:14:41 -05:00
auditfilter.c audit: validate comparison operations, store them in sane form 2009-01-04 15:14:42 -05:00
auditsc.c make sure that filterkey of task,always rules is reported 2009-01-04 15:14:42 -05:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c
capability.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 04 2009-01-14 14:15:19 +01:00
cgroup_debug.c cgroups: fix probable race with put_css_set[_taskexit] and find_css_set 2008-10-20 08:52:38 -07:00
cgroup_freezer.c freezer_cg: disable writing freezer.state of root cgroup 2008-11-12 17:17:16 -08:00
cgroup.c cgroups: fix possible use after free 2009-02-18 15:37:54 -08:00
compat.c Allow times and time system calls to return small negative values 2009-01-06 15:59:13 -08:00
configs.c kernel/configs.c: remove useless comments 2008-10-20 08:52:34 -07:00
cpu.c stop_machine/cpu hotplug: fix disable_nonboot_cpus 2009-01-07 11:36:14 -08:00
cpuset.c cpuset: fix possible deadlock in async_rebuild_sched_domains 2009-01-19 02:44:00 +01:00
cred-internals.h CRED: Inaugurate COW credentials 2008-11-14 10:39:23 +11:00
cred.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6 2009-01-09 13:59:25 -08:00
delayacct.c schedstat: consolidate per-task cpu runtime stats 2008-12-18 13:54:01 +01:00
dma-coherent.c dma-coherent: Restore dma_alloc_from_coherent() large alloc fall back policy. 2009-01-21 18:51:53 +09:00
dma.c kernel/dma.c: remove a CVS keyword 2008-10-16 11:21:30 -07:00
exec_domain.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 04 2009-01-14 14:15:19 +01:00
exit.c signal: re-add dead task accumulation stats. 2009-02-05 13:04:33 +01:00
extable.c tracing/function-graph-tracer: drop the kernel_text_address check 2009-02-09 10:51:38 +01:00
fork.c Merge branch 'timers-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2009-02-11 08:24:32 -08:00
freezer.c freezer_cg: use thaw_process() in unfreeze_cgroup() 2008-10-30 11:38:45 -07:00
futex_compat.c CRED: Use RCU to access another task's creds and to release a task's own creds 2008-11-14 10:39:19 +11:00
futex.c futex: fix reference leak 2009-02-11 18:24:08 +01:00
hrtimer.c hrtimer: prevent negative expiry value after clock_was_set() 2009-01-30 22:35:34 +01:00
itimer.c timers: split process wide cpu clocks/timers 2009-02-05 13:04:33 +01:00
kallsyms.c Revert "kbuild: strip generated symbols from *.ko" 2009-01-14 21:38:20 +01:00
Kconfig.freezer container freezer: implement freezer cgroup subsystem 2008-10-20 08:52:34 -07:00
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.preempt rcu: provide RCU options on non-preempt architectures too 2008-12-25 09:31:28 +01:00
kexec.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 07 2009-01-14 14:15:20 +01:00
kfifo.c
kgdb.c kgdb: call touch_softlockup_watchdog on resume 2008-10-06 13:50:59 -05:00
kmod.c kmod: fix varargs kernel-doc 2009-01-06 15:59:27 -08:00
kprobes.c kprobes: check CONFIG_FREEZER instead of CONFIG_PM 2009-01-16 14:32:17 -05:00
ksysfs.c kernel/ksysfs.c:fix dependence on CONFIG_NET 2009-01-06 10:44:31 -08:00
kthread.c tracepoints: add DECLARE_TRACE() and DEFINE_TRACE() 2008-11-16 09:01:36 +01:00
latencytop.c KSYM_SYMBOL_LEN fixes 2008-12-10 08:01:54 -08:00
lockdep_internals.h
lockdep_proc.c lockstat: contend with points 2008-10-20 15:43:10 +02:00
lockdep.c Merge branch 'core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2008-12-30 16:10:19 -08:00
Makefile pm: fix build for CONFIG_PM unset 2009-02-18 15:37:54 -08:00
marker.c markers/tracpoints: fix non-modular build 2008-11-16 09:52:03 +01:00
module.c tracing/function-graph-tracer: drop the kernel_text_address check 2009-02-09 10:51:38 +01:00
mutex-debug.c
mutex-debug.h
mutex.c mutex: __used is needed for function referenced only from inline asm 2008-11-24 10:00:28 +01:00
mutex.h
notifier.c Merge commit 'v2.6.28-rc6' into core/debug 2008-11-26 08:22:50 +01:00
ns_cgroup.c ns_cgroup: remove unused spinlock 2009-01-08 08:31:02 -08:00
nsproxy.c User namespaces: set of cleanups (v2) 2008-11-24 18:57:41 -05:00
panic.c oops: increment the oops UUID every time we oops 2009-01-06 15:59:12 -08:00
params.c Fix compile warning in kernel/params.c 2008-10-23 12:09:00 -07:00
pid_namespace.c pid_ns: (BUG 11391) change ->child_reaper when init->group_leader exits 2008-09-02 19:21:38 -07:00
pid.c pid: generalize task_active_pid_ns 2009-01-08 08:31:12 -08:00
pm_qos_params.c pm_qos_requirement might sleep 2008-09-02 19:21:40 -07:00
posix-cpu-timers.c timers: more consistently use clock vs timer 2009-02-13 13:04:05 +01:00
posix-timers.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 05 2009-01-14 14:15:20 +01:00
printk.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 27 2009-01-14 14:15:29 +01:00
profile.c profiling: fix broken profiling regression 2009-02-10 00:50:37 +01:00
ptrace.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 27 2009-01-14 14:15:29 +01:00
rcuclassic.c rcu: add __cpuinit to rcu_init_percpu_data() 2009-01-14 11:26:40 +01:00
rcupdate.c rcu: eliminate synchronize_rcu_xxx macro 2009-01-05 10:18:08 +01:00
rcupreempt_trace.c "Tree RCU": scalable classic RCU implementation 2008-12-18 21:56:04 +01:00
rcupreempt.c rcu: eliminate synchronize_rcu_xxx macro 2009-01-05 10:18:08 +01:00
rcutorture.c rcu: fix bug in rcutorture system-shutdown code 2009-01-07 23:36:25 +01:00
rcutree_trace.c "Tree RCU": scalable classic RCU implementation 2008-12-18 21:56:04 +01:00
rcutree.c rcu: add __cpuinit to rcu_init_percpu_data() 2009-01-14 11:26:40 +01:00
relay.c Merge branches 'tracing/ftrace', 'tracing/kmemtrace' and 'linus' into tracing/core 2009-02-03 06:25:38 +01:00
res_counter.c memcg: memory cgroup resource counters for hierarchy 2009-01-08 08:31:05 -08:00
resource.c resources: fix parameter name and kernel-doc 2009-01-15 16:39:38 -08:00
rtmutex_common.h
rtmutex-debug.c
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c
rtmutex.c hrtimer: convert kernel/* to the new hrtimer apis 2008-09-05 21:35:13 -07:00
rtmutex.h
rwsem.c
sched_clock.c sched_clock: prevent scd->clock from moving backwards, take #2 2008-12-31 09:53:21 +01:00
sched_cpupri.c sched: fix section mismatch 2009-01-06 11:07:15 +01:00
sched_cpupri.h sched: convert struct cpupri_vec cpumask_var_t. 2008-11-24 17:52:22 +01:00
sched_debug.c sched: partly revert "sched debug: remove NULL checking in print_cfs_rt_rq()" 2009-01-11 02:40:32 +01:00
sched_fair.c sched: revert recent sync wakeup changes 2009-02-11 14:43:35 +01:00
sched_features.h sched: backward looking buddy 2008-11-05 10:30:14 +01:00
sched_idletask.c sched: add CONFIG_SMP consistency 2008-10-22 10:01:52 +02:00
sched_rt.c sched_rt: don't use first_cpu on cpumask created with cpumask_and 2009-02-01 10:49:52 +01:00
sched_stats.h timers: split process wide cpu clocks/timers 2009-02-05 13:04:33 +01:00
sched.c Merge branch 'linus' into tracing/blktrace 2009-02-19 09:00:35 +01:00
seccomp.c
semaphore.c
signal.c signal: re-add dead task accumulation stats. 2009-02-05 13:04:33 +01:00
smp.c generic-ipi: use per cpu data for single cpu ipi calls 2009-01-30 18:31:08 +01:00
softirq.c trace, lockdep: manual preempt count adding for local_bh_disable 2009-01-23 11:10:57 +01:00
softlockup.c softlock: fix false panic which can occur if softlockup_thresh is reduced 2009-01-14 11:48:07 +01:00
spinlock.c
srcu.c
stacktrace.c stacktrace: provide save_stack_trace_tsk() weak alias 2008-12-25 11:44:43 +01:00
stop_machine.c stop_machine: introduce stop_machine_create/destroy. 2009-01-05 08:40:14 +10:30
sys_ni.c [CVE-2009-0029] Make sys_syslog a conditional system call 2009-01-14 14:15:16 +01:00
sys.c revert "rlimit: permit setting RLIMIT_NOFILE to RLIM_INFINITY" 2009-02-05 12:56:47 -08:00
sysctl_check.c [XFS] remove restricted chown parameter from xfs linux 2008-10-30 18:30:09 +11:00
sysctl.c mm: fix dirty_bytes/dirty_background_bytes sysctls on 64bit arches 2009-02-11 14:25:35 -08:00
taskstats.c cpumask: convert rest of files in kernel/ 2009-01-01 10:12:28 +10:30
test_kprobes.c kprobes: add tests for register_kprobes 2009-01-06 15:59:20 -08:00
time.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 01 2009-01-14 14:15:18 +01:00
timeconst.pl
timer.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 27 2009-01-14 14:15:29 +01:00
tracepoint.c markers/tracpoints: fix non-modular build 2008-11-16 09:52:03 +01:00
tsacct.c mm: introduce get_mm_hiwater_xxx(), fix taskstats->hiwater_xxx accounting 2009-01-06 15:59:09 -08:00
uid16.c [CVE-2009-0029] System call wrappers part 19 2009-01-14 14:15:26 +01:00
up.c smp_call_function_single(): be slightly less stupid, fix #2 2009-01-12 16:04:37 +01:00
user_namespace.c User namespaces: set of cleanups (v2) 2008-11-24 18:57:41 -05:00
user.c User namespaces: Only put the userns when we unhash the uid 2009-02-13 08:07:40 -08:00
utsname_sysctl.c sysctl: simplify ->strategy 2008-10-16 11:21:47 -07:00
utsname.c removed unused #include <linux/version.h>'s 2008-08-23 12:14:12 -07:00
wait.c wait: prevent exclusive waiter starvation 2009-02-05 12:56:48 -08:00
workqueue.c Merge branches 'tracing/ftrace', 'tracing/kmemtrace' and 'linus' into tracing/core 2009-02-03 06:25:38 +01:00