[for-next][PATCH 12/23] tracing: Change "char *" string form to "char []"

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Fri May 27 2022 - 22:53:15 EST


From: liqiong <liqiong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

The "char []" string form declares a single variable. It is better
than "char *" which creates two variables in the final assembly.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220512143230.28796-1-liqiong@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Signed-off-by: liqiong <liqiong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace.c | 2 +-
kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 4825883b2ffd..e38a7ca4cdd0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4252,7 +4252,7 @@ static void print_func_help_header_irq(struct array_buffer *buf, struct seq_file
unsigned int flags)
{
bool tgid = flags & TRACE_ITER_RECORD_TGID;
- const char *space = " ";
+ static const char space[] = " ";
int prec = tgid ? 12 : 2;

print_event_info(buf, m);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index c6a65738feb3..48e82e141d54 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -4165,7 +4165,7 @@ static int create_val_field(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
return __create_val_field(hist_data, val_idx, file, NULL, field_str, 0);
}

-static const char *no_comm = "(no comm)";
+static const char no_comm[] = "(no comm)";

static u64 hist_field_execname(struct hist_field *hist_field,
struct tracing_map_elt *elt,
--
2.35.1