linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 5/6] trace_uprobe/sdt: Prevent multiple reference counter for same uprobe

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Date:   Mon, 13 Aug 2018 01:48:28 -0700
From:   Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@...ux.ibm.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 5/6] trace_uprobe/sdt: Prevent multiple reference
 counter for same uprobe

* Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@...ux.ibm.com> [2018-08-09 09:48:55]:

> We assume to have only one reference counter for one uprobe.
> Don't allow user to add multiple trace_uprobe entries having
> same inode+offset but different reference counter.
> 
> Ex,
>   # echo "p:sdt_tick/loop2 /home/ravi/tick:0x6e4(0x10036)" > uprobe_events
>   # echo "p:sdt_tick/loop2_1 /home/ravi/tick:0x6e4(0xfffff)" >> uprobe_events
>   bash: echo: write error: Invalid argument
> 
>   # dmesg
>   trace_kprobe: Reference counter offset mismatch.
> 
> There is one exception though:
> When user is trying to replace the old entry with the new
> one, we allow this if the new entry does not conflict with
> any other existing entries.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@...ux.ibm.com>
> ---

Looks good to me.

Acked-by: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>