linux-stable.git/kernel/trace/pid_list.c, branch v5.15.208 Linux kernel stable tree tracing: Place trace_pid_list logic into abstract functions 2022-07-29T15:25:29+00:00 Steven Rostedt (VMware) rostedt@goodmis.org 2021-09-24T01:03:49+00:00 d9777061727b759e999fb04a302ff50a9fd33225 [ Upstream commit 6954e415264eeb5ee6be0d22d789ad12c995ee64 ] Instead of having the logic that does trace_pid_list open coded, wrap it in abstract functions. This will allow a rewrite of the logic that implements the trace_pid_list without affecting the users. Note, this causes a change in behavior. Every time a pid is written into the set_*_pid file, it creates a new list and uses RCU to update it. If pid_max is lowered, but there was a pid currently in the list that was higher than pid_max, those pids will now be removed on updating the list. The old behavior kept that from happening. The rewrite of the pid_list logic will no longer depend on pid_max, and will return the old behavior. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> 
[ Upstream commit 6954e415264eeb5ee6be0d22d789ad12c995ee64 ]

Instead of having the logic that does trace_pid_list open coded, wrap it in
abstract functions. This will allow a rewrite of the logic that implements
the trace_pid_list without affecting the users.

Note, this causes a change in behavior. Every time a pid is written into
the set_*_pid file, it creates a new list and uses RCU to update it. If
pid_max is lowered, but there was a pid currently in the list that was
higher than pid_max, those pids will now be removed on updating the list.
The old behavior kept that from happening.

The rewrite of the pid_list logic will no longer depend on pid_max,
and will return the old behavior.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>