linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 14/22] perf,tracing: Allow function tracing when !RCU

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Date:   Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:47:38 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org
Cc:     peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...nel.org, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, gustavo@...eddedor.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de, paulmck@...nel.org, josh@...htriplett.org,
        mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com, jiangshanlai@...il.com,
        luto@...nel.org, tony.luck@...el.com, frederic@...nel.org,
        dan.carpenter@...cle.com, mhiramat@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 14/22] perf,tracing: Allow function tracing when !RCU

Since perf is now able to deal with !rcu_is_watching() contexts,
remove the restraint.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
---
 kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static int perf_ftrace_function_register
 {
 	struct ftrace_ops *ops = &event->ftrace_ops;
 
-	ops->flags   = FTRACE_OPS_FL_RCU;
+	ops->flags   = 0;
 	ops->func    = perf_ftrace_function_call;
 	ops->private = (void *)(unsigned long)nr_cpu_ids;