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Date:	Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:26:27 +0800
From:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH tip/tracing/markers] markers: simplify	marker_set_format()

Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> * Lai Jiangshan (laijs@...fujitsu.com) wrote:
>> current marker_set_format() is complex this patch simplify it, 
>> and decrease the overhead of marker_update_probes().
>>
> 
> Yep, I think I did put the format string after the name \0, which was
> rather tricky. I agree that such change makes the code more readable at
> the expense of doing 2 allocations per marker rather than one, but
> readability might be a good thing here.

this fix did help for readability and made code cleanly.
but it's still 1 allocation per marker_entry when format != NULL.
the previous benefit is not lost.

Thanks, Lai

> 
> Thanks !
> 
> Acked-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
> 
>> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
>> ---
>> diff --git a/kernel/marker.c b/kernel/marker.c
>> index e49a9c5..ef43c86 100644
>> --- a/kernel/marker.c
>> +++ b/kernel/marker.c
>> @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct marker_entry {
>>  	void *oldptr;
>>  	int rcu_pending;
>>  	unsigned char ptype:1;
>> +	unsigned char format_allocated:1;
>>  	char name[0];	/* Contains name'\0'format'\0' */
>>  };
>>  
>> @@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ static struct marker_entry *add_marker(const char *name, const char *format)
>>  	e->single.probe_private = NULL;
>>  	e->multi = NULL;
>>  	e->ptype = 0;
>> +	e->format_allocated = 0;
>>  	e->refcount = 0;
>>  	e->rcu_pending = 0;
>>  	hlist_add_head(&e->hlist, head);
>> @@ -446,6 +448,8 @@ static int remove_marker(const char *name)
>>  	if (e->single.func != __mark_empty_function)
>>  		return -EBUSY;
>>  	hlist_del(&e->hlist);
>> +	if (e->format_allocated)
>> +		kfree(e->format);
>>  	/* Make sure the call_rcu has been executed */
>>  	if (e->rcu_pending)
>>  		rcu_barrier_sched();
>> @@ -456,57 +460,34 @@ static int remove_marker(const char *name)
>>  /*
>>   * Set the mark_entry format to the format found in the element.
>>   */
>> -static int marker_set_format(struct marker_entry **entry, const char *format)
>> +static int marker_set_format(struct marker_entry *entry, const char *format)
>>  {
>> -	struct marker_entry *e;
>> -	size_t name_len = strlen((*entry)->name) + 1;
>> -	size_t format_len = strlen(format) + 1;
>> -
>> -
>> -	e = kmalloc(sizeof(struct marker_entry) + name_len + format_len,
>> -			GFP_KERNEL);
>> -	if (!e)
>> +	entry->format = kstrdup(format, GFP_KERNEL);
>> +	if (!entry->format)
>>  		return -ENOMEM;
>> -	memcpy(&e->name[0], (*entry)->name, name_len);
>> -	e->format = &e->name[name_len];
>> -	memcpy(e->format, format, format_len);
>> -	if (strcmp(e->format, MARK_NOARGS) == 0)
>> -		e->call = marker_probe_cb_noarg;
>> -	else
>> -		e->call = marker_probe_cb;
>> -	e->single = (*entry)->single;
>> -	e->multi = (*entry)->multi;
>> -	e->ptype = (*entry)->ptype;
>> -	e->refcount = (*entry)->refcount;
>> -	e->rcu_pending = 0;
>> -	hlist_add_before(&e->hlist, &(*entry)->hlist);
>> -	hlist_del(&(*entry)->hlist);
>> -	/* Make sure the call_rcu has been executed */
>> -	if ((*entry)->rcu_pending)
>> -		rcu_barrier_sched();
>> -	kfree(*entry);
>> -	*entry = e;
>> +	entry->format_allocated = 1;
>> +
>>  	trace_mark(core_marker_format, "name %s format %s",
>> -			e->name, e->format);
>> +			entry->name, entry->format);
>>  	return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>>  /*
>>   * Sets the probe callback corresponding to one marker.
>>   */
>> -static int set_marker(struct marker_entry **entry, struct marker *elem,
>> +static int set_marker(struct marker_entry *entry, struct marker *elem,
>>  		int active)
>>  {
>>  	int ret;
>> -	WARN_ON(strcmp((*entry)->name, elem->name) != 0);
>> +	WARN_ON(strcmp(entry->name, elem->name) != 0);
>>  
>> -	if ((*entry)->format) {
>> -		if (strcmp((*entry)->format, elem->format) != 0) {
>> +	if (entry->format) {
>> +		if (strcmp(entry->format, elem->format) != 0) {
>>  			printk(KERN_NOTICE
>>  				"Format mismatch for probe %s "
>>  				"(%s), marker (%s)\n",
>> -				(*entry)->name,
>> -				(*entry)->format,
>> +				entry->name,
>> +				entry->format,
>>  				elem->format);
>>  			return -EPERM;
>>  		}
>> @@ -522,34 +503,33 @@ static int set_marker(struct marker_entry **entry, struct marker *elem,
>>  	 * pass from a "safe" callback (with argument) to an "unsafe"
>>  	 * callback (does not set arguments).
>>  	 */
>> -	elem->call = (*entry)->call;
>> +	elem->call = entry->call;
>>  	/*
>>  	 * Sanity check :
>>  	 * We only update the single probe private data when the ptr is
>>  	 * set to a _non_ single probe! (0 -> 1 and N -> 1, N != 1)
>>  	 */
>>  	WARN_ON(elem->single.func != __mark_empty_function
>> -		&& elem->single.probe_private
>> -		!= (*entry)->single.probe_private &&
>> -		!elem->ptype);
>> -	elem->single.probe_private = (*entry)->single.probe_private;
>> +		&& elem->single.probe_private != entry->single.probe_private
>> +		&& !elem->ptype);
>> +	elem->single.probe_private = entry->single.probe_private;
>>  	/*
>>  	 * Make sure the private data is valid when we update the
>>  	 * single probe ptr.
>>  	 */
>>  	smp_wmb();
>> -	elem->single.func = (*entry)->single.func;
>> +	elem->single.func = entry->single.func;
>>  	/*
>>  	 * We also make sure that the new probe callbacks array is consistent
>>  	 * before setting a pointer to it.
>>  	 */
>> -	rcu_assign_pointer(elem->multi, (*entry)->multi);
>> +	rcu_assign_pointer(elem->multi, entry->multi);
>>  	/*
>>  	 * Update the function or multi probe array pointer before setting the
>>  	 * ptype.
>>  	 */
>>  	smp_wmb();
>> -	elem->ptype = (*entry)->ptype;
>> +	elem->ptype = entry->ptype;
>>  	elem->state = active;
>>  
>>  	return 0;
>> @@ -593,8 +573,7 @@ void marker_update_probe_range(struct marker *begin,
>>  	for (iter = begin; iter < end; iter++) {
>>  		mark_entry = get_marker(iter->name);
>>  		if (mark_entry) {
>> -			set_marker(&mark_entry, iter,
>> -					!!mark_entry->refcount);
>> +			set_marker(mark_entry, iter, !!mark_entry->refcount);
>>  			/*
>>  			 * ignore error, continue
>>  			 */
>> @@ -656,7 +635,7 @@ int marker_probe_register(const char *name, const char *format,
>>  			ret = PTR_ERR(entry);
>>  	} else if (format) {
>>  		if (!entry->format)
>> -			ret = marker_set_format(&entry, format);
>> +			ret = marker_set_format(entry, format);
>>  		else if (strcmp(entry->format, format))
>>  			ret = -EPERM;
>>  	}
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> 


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