[v3,1/3] tracing/user_events: Fix incorrect return value for writing operation when events are disable

Message ID 20230621060827.151564-2-sunliming@kylinos.cn
State New
Headers
Series tracing/user_events: Fix incorrect return value for |

Commit Message

sunliming June 21, 2023, 6:08 a.m. UTC
  The writing operation return the count of writes regardless of whether events
are enabled or disabled. Switch it to return 0 to indicates that the event
is disabled.

Signed-off-by: sunliming <sunliming@kylinos.cn>
---
 kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  

Comments

Beau Belgrave June 22, 2023, 8:20 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 02:08:24PM +0800, sunliming wrote:
> The writing operation return the count of writes regardless of whether events
> are enabled or disabled. Switch it to return 0 to indicates that the event
> is disabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: sunliming <sunliming@kylinos.cn>

This looks good to me.

Acked-by: Beau Belgrave <beaub@linux.microsoft.com>

Thanks!

> ---
>  kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
> index 1ac5ba5685ed..c085ff829a58 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
> @@ -1957,7 +1957,8 @@ static ssize_t user_events_write_core(struct file *file, struct iov_iter *i)
>  
>  		if (unlikely(faulted))
>  			return -EFAULT;
> -	}
> +	} else
> +		return 0;
>  
>  	return ret;
>  }
> -- 
> 2.25.1
  
Steven Rostedt June 26, 2023, 6:15 a.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:08:24 +0800
sunliming <sunliming@kylinos.cn> wrote:

> The writing operation return the count of writes regardless of whether events
> are enabled or disabled. Switch it to return 0 to indicates that the event
> is disabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: sunliming <sunliming@kylinos.cn>
> ---
>  kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
> index 1ac5ba5685ed..c085ff829a58 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
> @@ -1957,7 +1957,8 @@ static ssize_t user_events_write_core(struct file *file, struct iov_iter *i)
>  
>  		if (unlikely(faulted))
>  			return -EFAULT;
> -	}
> +	} else
> +		return 0;
>  

sunliming,

If you missed the conversation about the pull request with Linus, he
pointed out (correctly) that we were mistaken to tell you to return
zero. It should return an error if the ring buffer is disabled.

But instead of returning -EFAULT, let's follow the behavior of
trace_marker and return -EBADF. This way user space has a better idea
why it failed.

Care to send another update?

Thanks!

-- Steve


>  	return ret;
>  }
  

Patch

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
index 1ac5ba5685ed..c085ff829a58 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
@@ -1957,7 +1957,8 @@  static ssize_t user_events_write_core(struct file *file, struct iov_iter *i)
 
 		if (unlikely(faulted))
 			return -EFAULT;
-	}
+	} else
+		return 0;
 
 	return ret;
 }