Re: [PATCH] oprofile: disable write access to oprofilefs while profiler is running

[Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>]

On 05.10.10 06:36:57, Robert Richter wrote:
> Oprofile counters are setup when profiling is disabled. Thus, writing
> to oprofilefs has no immediate effect. Changes are updated only after
> oprofile is reenabled.
> 
> To keep userland and kernel states synchronized, we now allow
> configuration of oprofile only if profiling is disabled.  In this case
> it checks if the profiler is running and then disables write access to
> oprofilefs by returning -EBUSY. The change should be backward
> compatible with current oprofile userland daemon.
> 
> Cc: Maynard Johnson <maynardj@us.ibm.com>
> Cc: William Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com>
> Cc: Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@amd.com>
> Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>

Maynard, please ack if you are fine with it.

Thanks,

-Robert

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