linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 0/4] tracing: Remove backup instance after read all

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Message-ID:  <176887135615.578403.6988045330349053692.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:09:16 +0900
From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 0/4] tracing: Remove backup instance after read all

Hi,

Here is the 4th version of the series to improve backup instances of
the persistent ring buffer. The previous version is here:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/176828713313.2161268.62228177827727824.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

In this version, I added new fix [1/4] to reset last_boot_info when
the ring buffer is reset. [2/4] is updated to allow resetting the
readonly ring buffer via trace file. And [4/4] is adding a section
for the backup instance to `debugging.rst`.

Since backup instances are a kind of snapshot of the persistent
ring buffer, it should be readonly. And if it is readonly
there is no reason to keep it after reading all data via trace_pipe
because the data has been consumed. But user should be able to remove
the readonly instance by rmdir or truncating `trace` file.

Thus, [2/3] makes backup instances readonly (not able to write any
events, cleanup trace, change buffer size). Also, [3/3] removes the
backup instance after consuming all data via trace_pipe.
With this improvements, even if we makes a backup instance (using
the same amount of memory of the persistent ring buffer), it will
be removed after reading the data automatically.

---

Masami Hiramatsu (Google) (4):
      tracing: Reset last_boot_info if ring buffer is reset
      tracing: Make the backup instance non-reusable
      tracing: Remove the backup instance automatically after read
      tracing/Documentation: Add a section about backup instance

 Documentation/trace/debugging.rst |   19 ++++
 kernel/trace/trace.c              |  164 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 kernel/trace/trace.h              |   14 +++
 kernel/trace/trace_boot.c         |    5 +
 kernel/trace/trace_events.c       |   68 +++++++++------
 5 files changed, 212 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)

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Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>