linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tracing, rcu: Hide trace event rcu_nocb

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Date:   Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:44:41 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tracing, rcu: Hide trace event rcu_nocb_wake when not
 used

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 06:16:41PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> 
> The trace event rcu_nocb_wake is only used when CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU is
> defined. But the trace event is defined regardless. As defined trace
> events take up memory, it is a waste to have it defined when not used.
> Surround the trace event with an #ifdef to have it only defined when it
> is used.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>

And this one applied cleanly, queued for review and testing, thank you!

							Thanx, Paul

> ---
> Index: linux-trace.git/include/trace/events/rcu.h
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-trace.git.orig/include/trace/events/rcu.h
> +++ linux-trace.git/include/trace/events/rcu.h
> @@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rcu_exp_funnel_lock,
>  		  __entry->grphi, __entry->gpevent)
>  );
> 
> +#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU
>  /*
>   * Tracepoint for RCU no-CBs CPU callback handoffs.  This event is intended
>   * to assist debugging of these handoffs.
> @@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rcu_nocb_wake,
> 
>  	TP_printk("%s %d %s", __entry->rcuname, __entry->cpu, __entry->reason)
>  );
> +#endif
> 
>  /*
>   * Tracepoint for tasks blocking within preemptible-RCU read-side
>