From: "Steven Rostedt (Red Hat)" Both rb_end_commit() and rb_set_commit_to_write() are in the fast path of the ring buffer recording. Make sure they are always inlined. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20161121183700.GW26852@two.firstfloor.org Reported-by: Andi Kleen Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt --- kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c index 04579a0c7711..f17476f9d7f4 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c +++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c @@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ static void rb_start_commit(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer) local_inc(&cpu_buffer->commits); } -static void +static __always_inline void rb_set_commit_to_write(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer) { unsigned long max_count; @@ -2441,7 +2441,7 @@ rb_set_commit_to_write(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer) goto again; } -static inline void rb_end_commit(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer) +static __always_inline void rb_end_commit(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer) { unsigned long commits; -- 2.10.2