linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] tracing: Add support for preempt and irq enable/disable events

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Date:   Wed, 4 Oct 2017 12:44:14 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] tracing: Add support for preempt and irq
 enable/disable events

On Wed, 4 Oct 2017 18:04:34 +0200
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:22:45PM -0700, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> > +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c  
> 
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(trace_hardirqs_on);
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(trace_hardirqs_off);
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(trace_hardirqs_on_caller);
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(trace_hardirqs_off_caller);  
> 
> Steve, how does this compiler with lockdep enabled? Because:
> 
> kernel/locking/lockdep.c:EXPORT_SYMBOL(trace_hardirqs_on_caller);
> kernel/locking/lockdep.c:EXPORT_SYMBOL(trace_hardirqs_on);
> kernel/locking/lockdep.c:EXPORT_SYMBOL(trace_hardirqs_off_caller);
> kernel/locking/lockdep.c:EXPORT_SYMBOL(trace_hardirqs_off);

I'll have to see if it does, I haven't applied them yet. Looks like
they were removed from the:

#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING

[..]

#else /* !CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING */

<here>

#endif


I don't see the protection in the patches. I will definitely test that
before pushing it anywhere.

-- Steve