Re: [PATCH 2/7] ftrace: Add enable/disable ftrace_ops control interface

[Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>]

On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:37:14AM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 03:37:29AM +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 06:13:41PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 18:02 +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > > >  
> > > > > +/**
> > > > > + * ftrace_function_enable - enable controlled ftrace_ops on given cpu
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * This function enables tracing on given cpu by decreasing
> > > > > + * the per cpu control variable.
> > > > > + * It must be called with preemption disabled and only on
> > > > > + * ftrace_ops registered with FTRACE_OPS_FL_CONTROL.
> > > > > + */
> > > > > +static inline void ftrace_function_enable(struct ftrace_ops *ops, int cpu)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	atomic_t *disabled;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(ops->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_CONTROL) ||
> > > > > +			 !preempt_count()))
> > > > > +		return;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	disabled = per_cpu_ptr(ops->disabled, cpu);
> > > > > +	atomic_dec(disabled);
> > > > > +}
> > > > 
> > > > As you're using this for the local CPU exclusively, I suggest you rather
> > > > rename it to "ftrace_function_{dis,en}able_cpu(struct ftrace_ops *ops)"
> > > 
> > > I wonder if "ftrace_function_local_{dis,en}able(ops)" would be better?
> > > That would match something like local_irq_disable/enable.
> > 
> > Good idea.
> > 
> > > 
> > > > and use __get_cpu_var() that does the preempt check for you.
> 
> I haven't found preempt check this_cpu_ptr path.. not sure I missed it..
> so I'm keeping the implicit preemt check.
> Attaching new version of the patch (I'll need to resend whole serie once
> this one is agreed).
> 
> changes:
>  - using this_cpu_ptr to touch ftrace_ops::disable
>  - renamed ftrace_ops:disable API:
> 	void ftrace_function_local_enable(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
> 	void ftrace_function_local_disable(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
> 	int  ftrace_function_local_disabled(struct ftrace_ops *ops)

ops, missed one... using int instead of atomic_t for ftrace_ops::disable

jirka