linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] tracing/function-graph-tracer: signal interrupt triggering on output

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Message-ID: <20081216230936.GR14787@elte.hu>
Date:	Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:09:36 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] tracing/function-graph-tracer: signal interrupt
	triggering on output


* Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com> wrote:

> 2008/12/13 Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>:
> > Another thing, i just noticed that ftrace_print() is broken in certain
> > situations, for example a plain newline:
> >
> >        ftrace_printk("\n");
> >
> > printed via trace_pipe will print some weirdly concatenated line:
> >
> >           <...>-2994  [007]   406.498986: debug_show:          <...>-2994  [007]   406.498986:            <...>-2994  [007]   406.498986: debug_show:
> >
> > not via a separate, standalone, empty line.
> 
> I just tested with latest -tip and I don't any problem with it.
> With a single ftrace_printk("\n") on might_sleep() I get:
> 
>            <...>-2739  [000]   145.692153: __might_sleep:
>            <...>-2739  [000]   145.692155: __might_sleep:
>            <...>-2739  [000]   145.692157: __might_sleep:
>            <...>-2739  [000]   145.692158: __might_sleep:
> 
> with trace or trace_iter file.
> Does it always occur or in rare situations?

it seemed to occur all the time. Will investigate it if i see it again.

	Ingo
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