linux-kernel - [for-linus][PATCH 5/5] ring-buffer: Add a little more information and a WARN when time stamp going backwards is detected

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Date:   Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:19:57 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [for-linus][PATCH 5/5] ring-buffer: Add a little more information and a WARN when time stamp
 going backwards is detected

From: "Steven Rostedt (VMware)" <rostedt@...dmis.org>

When the CONFIG_RING_BUFFER_VALIDATE_TIME_DELTAS is enabled, and the time
stamps are detected as not being valid, it reports information about the
write stamp, but does not show the before_stamp which is still useful
information. Also, it should give a warning once, such that tests detect
this happening.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
---
 kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 342f49c3ccc5..68744c51517e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -3318,9 +3318,13 @@ static void check_buffer(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 			goto out;
 		}
 		atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
-		pr_warn("[CPU: %d]TIME DOES NOT MATCH expected:%lld actual:%lld delta:%lld after:%lld\n",
-		       cpu_buffer->cpu,
-		       ts + info->delta, info->ts, info->delta, info->after);
+		/* There's some cases in boot up that this can happen */
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(system_state != SYSTEM_BOOTING);
+		pr_warn("[CPU: %d]TIME DOES NOT MATCH expected:%lld actual:%lld delta:%lld before:%lld after:%lld%s\n",
+			cpu_buffer->cpu,
+			ts + info->delta, info->ts, info->delta,
+			info->before, info->after,
+			full ? " (full)" : "");
 		dump_buffer_page(bpage, info, tail);
 		atomic_dec(&ts_dump);
 		/* Do not re-enable checking */
-- 
2.30.0