'trace_pipe' does not handle a TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE well and causes the machine to stall. While a TRACE_TYPE_UNHANDLED return causes the tracer to output unrelated data, a TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED return presents a clean output (minus all partial traces). Signed-off-by: K.Prasad --- kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) Index: linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt/kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt.orig/kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c +++ linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt/kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c @@ -389,6 +389,12 @@ static enum print_line_t ksym_trace_outp trace_assign_type(field, entry); + /* + * Return early without any output if we don't have sufficient + * information + */ + if ((!field->ksym_hbp->info.type) || (!field->ip)) + return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED; ret = trace_seq_printf(s, "%-15s %-5d %-3d %-20s ", field->p_name, entry->pid, iter->cpu, field->ksym_name); if (!ret) { -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/