linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 13/14] perf, persistent: Exposing persistent events using sysfs

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Message-ID: <20130614085712.GU12218@rric.localhost>
Date:	Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:57:12 +0200
From:	Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>
To:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 13/14] perf, persistent: Exposing persistent events
 using sysfs

On 14.06.13 11:36:00, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > +static int pers_event_sysfs_register(struct pers_event *event)
> > +{
> > +	struct device_attribute *attr = &event->sysfs.attr;
> > +	int idx;
> > +
> > +	*attr = (struct device_attribute)__ATTR(, 0444, pers_event_sysfs_show,
> > +						NULL);
> > +	attr->attr.name = event->name;
> 
> When I added another persistent event with this API, I got an WARNING
> from lockdep like this:
> 
> [    0.432506] BUG: key ffff88040946f140 not in .data!
> [    0.432581] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [    0.432656] WARNING: at /home/namhyung/project/linux/kernel/lockdep.c:2987 lockdep_init_map+0x53d/0x570()
> [    0.432763] DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(1)
> 
> 
> I guess we need the following line here:
> 
> 	sysfs_attr_init(&attr->attr);

Yes, added your change. Thanks Namhyung for reviewing and testing.

-Robert
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