Re: [PATCH] tracing/ftrace: stop {irqs,preempt}soff tracers whentracing is stopped

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Tue Mar 17 2009 - 17:59:34 EST



On Tue, 17 Mar 2009, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > > + /*
> > > + * Stop the tracer to avoid a warning subsequent
> > > + * to buffer flipping failure because tracing_stop()
> > > + * disables the tr and max buffers, making flipping impossible
> > > + * in case of parallels max preempt off latencies.
> > > + */
> > > + trace->stop(tr);
> > > /* stop the tracing. */
> > > tracing_stop();
> >
> > I'm actually thinking that tracing_stop() should call the current tracer
> > "stop" function.
> >
> > -- Steve
>
>
> Indeed, it could be better.
> But I think of a combination of stop() callback call plus
> ring buffer disabled because I'm not sure all tracers implement
> the stop callback.

Yes, that's what I meant. The tracing_stop should do a few things, and one
of them is to call the stop function if it exists.

>
> Should I send a v2 based on the above?

Sure.

-- Steve
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