Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] Generic Trace Setup and Control (GTSC) code

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* Tom Zanussi ([email protected]) wrote:
> The Generic Tracing and Control Interface (GTSC) code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: David Wilder <[email protected]>
> ---
>  include/linux/gtsc.h |  104 +++++++++
>  lib/Kconfig          |   10 
>  lib/Makefile         |    2 
>  lib/gtsc.c           |  558 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 674 insertions(+)
> 
....
> +static ssize_t reset_consumed_write(struct file *filp,
> +				    const char __user *buffer,
> +				    size_t count,
> +				    loff_t *ppos)
> +{
> +	struct trace_info *trace = filp->private_data;
> +
> +	relay_reset_consumed(trace->rchan);
> +
> +	return count;
> +}
> +
> +struct file_operations reset_consumed_fops = {
> +	.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
> +	.open	= reset_consumed_open,
> +	.write	= reset_consumed_write
> +};
> +

Quoting the header of relay_reset_consumed:

+ *     NOTE: Care should be taken that the channel isn't actually
+ *     being used by anything when this call is made.

I can imagine relay saying "locking is not my problem", while GTSC
whistle and looks away... ;)


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Mathieu Desnoyers
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