linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] ftrace/module: Move ftrace_release_mod() to ddebug

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Date:   Fri, 12 Jan 2018 12:50:42 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
Cc:     Namit Gupta <gupta.namit@...sung.com>, mingo@...hat.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pankaj.m@...sung.com,
        a.sahrawat@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] ftrace/module: Move ftrace_release_mod() to
 ddebug_cleanup label

On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:32:27 +0100
Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org> wrote:

> +++ Namit Gupta [08/01/18 10:41 +0530]:
> >ftrace_module_init happen after dynamic_debug_setup, it is desired that
> >cleanup should be called after this label however in current implementation
> >it is called in free module label,ie:even though ftrace in not initialized,
> >from so many fail case ftrace_release_mod() will be called and unnecessary
> >traverse the whole list.
> >In below patch we moved ftrace_release_mod() from free_module label to
> >ddebug_cleanup label. that is the best possible location, other solution
> >is to make new label to ftrace_release_mod() but since ftrace_module_init()
> >is not return with minimum changes it should be in ddebug_cleanup label.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Namit Gupta <gupta.namit@...sung.com>  
> 
> Hi Steven,
> 
> Could I get an ACK for this patch?
> 

Hi Jessica,

Thanks for asking, because this came in while I was traveling and is
buried in the "travel log" part of my inbox.

Please add:

Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>

-- Steve