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From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@kernel.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: [for-next][PATCH 3/6] tracing: Make the backup instance non-reusable
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:26:20 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260404022639.867891192@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20260404022617.436859059@kernel.org

From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@kernel.org>

Since there is no reason to reuse the backup instance, make it readonly
(but erasable).  Note that only backup instances are readonly, because
other trace instances will be empty unless it is writable.  Only backup
instances have copy entries from the original.

With this change, most of the trace control files are removed from the
backup instance, including eventfs enable/filter etc.

 # find /sys/kernel/tracing/instances/backup/events/ | wc -l
 4093
 # find /sys/kernel/tracing/instances/boot_map/events/ | wc -l
 9573

Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/177502546939.1311542.1826814401724828930.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
---
 kernel/trace/trace.c        | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 kernel/trace/trace.h        |  7 ++++
 kernel/trace/trace_boot.c   |  5 ++-
 kernel/trace/trace_events.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++---------------
 4 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 4189ec9df6a5..c8e43675ff76 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4022,6 +4022,11 @@ int tracing_open_generic_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if ((filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) {
+		trace_array_put(tr);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
 	filp->private_data = inode->i_private;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -7097,6 +7102,11 @@ static int tracing_clock_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) {
+		trace_array_put(tr);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
 	ret = single_open(file, tracing_clock_show, inode->i_private);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		trace_array_put(tr);
@@ -9866,17 +9876,22 @@ static __init void create_trace_instances(struct dentry *d_tracer)
 static void
 init_tracer_tracefs(struct trace_array *tr, struct dentry *d_tracer)
 {
+	umode_t writable_mode = TRACE_MODE_WRITE;
 	int cpu;
 
+	if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr))
+		writable_mode = TRACE_MODE_READ;
+
 	trace_create_file("available_tracers", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer,
-			tr, &show_traces_fops);
+			  tr, &show_traces_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("current_tracer", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
-			tr, &set_tracer_fops);
+	trace_create_file("current_tracer", writable_mode, d_tracer,
+			  tr, &set_tracer_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("tracing_cpumask", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("tracing_cpumask", writable_mode, d_tracer,
 			  tr, &tracing_cpumask_fops);
 
+	/* Options are used for changing print-format even for readonly instance. */
 	trace_create_file("trace_options", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
 			  tr, &tracing_iter_fops);
 
@@ -9886,12 +9901,36 @@ init_tracer_tracefs(struct trace_array *tr, struct dentry *d_tracer)
 	trace_create_file("trace_pipe", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer,
 			  tr, &tracing_pipe_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("buffer_size_kb", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("buffer_size_kb", writable_mode, d_tracer,
 			  tr, &tracing_entries_fops);
 
 	trace_create_file("buffer_total_size_kb", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer,
 			  tr, &tracing_total_entries_fops);
 
+	trace_create_file("trace_clock", writable_mode, d_tracer, tr,
+			  &trace_clock_fops);
+
+	trace_create_file("timestamp_mode", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer, tr,
+			  &trace_time_stamp_mode_fops);
+
+	tr->buffer_percent = 50;
+
+	trace_create_file("buffer_subbuf_size_kb", writable_mode, d_tracer,
+			  tr, &buffer_subbuf_size_fops);
+
+	create_trace_options_dir(tr);
+
+	if (tr->range_addr_start)
+		trace_create_file("last_boot_info", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer,
+				  tr, &last_boot_fops);
+
+	for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu)
+		tracing_init_tracefs_percpu(tr, cpu);
+
+	/* Read-only instance has above files only. */
+	if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr))
+		return;
+
 	trace_create_file("free_buffer", 0200, d_tracer,
 			  tr, &tracing_free_buffer_fops);
 
@@ -9903,49 +9942,29 @@ init_tracer_tracefs(struct trace_array *tr, struct dentry *d_tracer)
 	trace_create_file("trace_marker_raw", 0220, d_tracer,
 			  tr, &tracing_mark_raw_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("trace_clock", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, tr,
-			  &trace_clock_fops);
-
-	trace_create_file("tracing_on", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
-			  tr, &rb_simple_fops);
-
-	trace_create_file("timestamp_mode", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer, tr,
-			  &trace_time_stamp_mode_fops);
-
-	tr->buffer_percent = 50;
-
 	trace_create_file("buffer_percent", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
-			tr, &buffer_percent_fops);
-
-	trace_create_file("buffer_subbuf_size_kb", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
-			  tr, &buffer_subbuf_size_fops);
+			  tr, &buffer_percent_fops);
 
 	trace_create_file("syscall_user_buf_size", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
-			 tr, &tracing_syscall_buf_fops);
+			  tr, &tracing_syscall_buf_fops);
 
-	create_trace_options_dir(tr);
+	trace_create_file("tracing_on", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
+			  tr, &rb_simple_fops);
 
 	trace_create_maxlat_file(tr, d_tracer);
 
 	if (ftrace_create_function_files(tr, d_tracer))
 		MEM_FAIL(1, "Could not allocate function filter files");
 
-	if (tr->range_addr_start) {
-		trace_create_file("last_boot_info", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer,
-				  tr, &last_boot_fops);
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_SNAPSHOT
-	} else {
+	if (!tr->range_addr_start)
 		trace_create_file("snapshot", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
 				  tr, &snapshot_fops);
 #endif
-	}
 
 	trace_create_file("error_log", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
 			  tr, &tracing_err_log_fops);
 
-	for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu)
-		tracing_init_tracefs_percpu(tr, cpu);
-
 	ftrace_init_tracefs(tr, d_tracer);
 }
 
@@ -10772,7 +10791,7 @@ __init static void enable_instances(void)
 		 * Backup buffers can be freed but need vfree().
 		 */
 		if (backup)
-			tr->flags |= TRACE_ARRAY_FL_VMALLOC;
+			tr->flags |= TRACE_ARRAY_FL_VMALLOC | TRACE_ARRAY_FL_RDONLY;
 
 		if (start || backup) {
 			tr->flags |= TRACE_ARRAY_FL_BOOT | TRACE_ARRAY_FL_LAST_BOOT;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index fbbd0b2ee76f..366baa43dfab 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ enum {
 	TRACE_ARRAY_FL_MOD_INIT		= BIT(3),
 	TRACE_ARRAY_FL_MEMMAP		= BIT(4),
 	TRACE_ARRAY_FL_VMALLOC		= BIT(5),
+	TRACE_ARRAY_FL_RDONLY		= BIT(6),
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
@@ -491,6 +492,12 @@ extern unsigned long trace_adjust_address(struct trace_array *tr, unsigned long
 
 extern struct trace_array *printk_trace;
 
+static inline bool trace_array_is_readonly(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	/* backup instance is read only. */
+	return tr->flags & TRACE_ARRAY_FL_RDONLY;
+}
+
 /*
  * The global tracer (top) should be the first trace array added,
  * but we check the flag anyway.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c b/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c
index dbe29b4c6a7a..2ca2541c8a58 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ trace_boot_set_instance_options(struct trace_array *tr, struct xbc_node *node)
 		v = memparse(p, NULL);
 		if (v < PAGE_SIZE)
 			pr_err("Buffer size is too small: %s\n", p);
-		if (tracing_resize_ring_buffer(tr, v, RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) < 0)
+		if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr) ||
+		    tracing_resize_ring_buffer(tr, v, RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) < 0)
 			pr_err("Failed to resize trace buffer to %s\n", p);
 	}
 
@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ trace_boot_enable_tracer(struct trace_array *tr, struct xbc_node *node)
 
 	p = xbc_node_find_value(node, "tracer", NULL);
 	if (p && *p != '\0') {
-		if (tracing_set_tracer(tr, p) < 0)
+		if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr) || tracing_set_tracer(tr, p) < 0)
 			pr_err("Failed to set given tracer: %s\n", p);
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 249d1cba72c0..aa422dc80ae8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -1401,6 +1401,9 @@ static int __ftrace_set_clr_event(struct trace_array *tr, const char *match,
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr))
+		return -EACCES;
+
 	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
 	ret = __ftrace_set_clr_event_nolock(tr, match, sub, event, set, mod);
 	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
@@ -2973,8 +2976,8 @@ event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 	} else
 		__get_system(system);
 
-	/* ftrace only has directories no files */
-	if (strcmp(name, "ftrace") == 0)
+	/* ftrace only has directories no files, readonly instance too. */
+	if (strcmp(name, "ftrace") == 0 || trace_array_is_readonly(tr))
 		nr_entries = 0;
 	else
 		nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(system_entries);
@@ -3139,28 +3142,30 @@ event_create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *parent, struct trace_event_file *file)
 	int ret;
 	static struct eventfs_entry event_entries[] = {
 		{
-			.name		= "enable",
+			.name		= "format",
 			.callback	= event_callback,
-			.release	= event_release,
 		},
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
 		{
-			.name		= "filter",
+			.name		= "id",
 			.callback	= event_callback,
 		},
+#endif
+#define NR_RO_EVENT_ENTRIES	(1 + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS))
+/* Readonly files must be above this line and counted by NR_RO_EVENT_ENTRIES. */
 		{
-			.name		= "trigger",
+			.name		= "enable",
 			.callback	= event_callback,
+			.release	= event_release,
 		},
 		{
-			.name		= "format",
+			.name		= "filter",
 			.callback	= event_callback,
 		},
-#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
 		{
-			.name		= "id",
+			.name		= "trigger",
 			.callback	= event_callback,
 		},
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS
 		{
 			.name		= "hist",
@@ -3193,7 +3198,10 @@ event_create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *parent, struct trace_event_file *file)
 	if (!e_events)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(event_entries);
+	if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr))
+		nr_entries = NR_RO_EVENT_ENTRIES;
+	else
+		nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(event_entries);
 
 	name = trace_event_name(call);
 	ei = eventfs_create_dir(name, e_events, event_entries, nr_entries, file);
@@ -4536,31 +4544,44 @@ create_event_toplevel_files(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_array *tr)
 	int nr_entries;
 	static struct eventfs_entry events_entries[] = {
 		{
-			.name		= "enable",
+			.name		= "header_page",
 			.callback	= events_callback,
 		},
 		{
-			.name		= "header_page",
+			.name		= "header_event",
 			.callback	= events_callback,
 		},
+#define NR_RO_TOP_ENTRIES	2
+/* Readonly files must be above this line and counted by NR_RO_TOP_ENTRIES. */
 		{
-			.name		= "header_event",
+			.name		= "enable",
 			.callback	= events_callback,
 		},
 	};
 
-	entry = trace_create_file("set_event", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent,
-				  tr, &ftrace_set_event_fops);
-	if (!entry)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) {
+		entry = trace_create_file("set_event", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent,
+					tr, &ftrace_set_event_fops);
+		if (!entry)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 
-	trace_create_file("show_event_filters", TRACE_MODE_READ, parent, tr,
-			  &ftrace_show_event_filters_fops);
+		/* There are not as crucial, just warn if they are not created */
+		trace_create_file("show_event_filters", TRACE_MODE_READ, parent, tr,
+				&ftrace_show_event_filters_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("show_event_triggers", TRACE_MODE_READ, parent, tr,
-			  &ftrace_show_event_triggers_fops);
+		trace_create_file("show_event_triggers", TRACE_MODE_READ, parent, tr,
+				&ftrace_show_event_triggers_fops);
 
-	nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(events_entries);
+		trace_create_file("set_event_pid", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent,
+				tr, &ftrace_set_event_pid_fops);
+
+		trace_create_file("set_event_notrace_pid",
+				TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent, tr,
+				&ftrace_set_event_notrace_pid_fops);
+		nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(events_entries);
+	} else {
+		nr_entries = NR_RO_TOP_ENTRIES;
+	}
 
 	e_events = eventfs_create_events_dir("events", parent, events_entries,
 					     nr_entries, tr);
@@ -4569,15 +4590,6 @@ create_event_toplevel_files(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_array *tr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	/* There are not as crucial, just warn if they are not created */
-
-	trace_create_file("set_event_pid", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent,
-			  tr, &ftrace_set_event_pid_fops);
-
-	trace_create_file("set_event_notrace_pid",
-			  TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent, tr,
-			  &ftrace_set_event_notrace_pid_fops);
-
 	tr->event_dir = e_events;
 
 	return 0;
-- 
2.51.0



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-04-04  2:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-04  2:26 [for-next][PATCH 0/6] ring-buffer: Updates for 7.1 Steven Rostedt
2026-04-04  2:26 ` [for-next][PATCH 1/6] ring-buffer: Show what clock function is used on timestamp errors Steven Rostedt
2026-04-04  2:26 ` [for-next][PATCH 2/6] ring-buffer: Enforce read ordering of trace_buffer cpumask and buffers Steven Rostedt
2026-04-04  2:26 ` Steven Rostedt [this message]
2026-04-04  2:26 ` [for-next][PATCH 4/6] tracing: Remove the backup instance automatically after read Steven Rostedt
2026-04-04  2:26 ` [for-next][PATCH 5/6] tracing/Documentation: Add a section about backup instance Steven Rostedt
2026-04-04  2:26 ` [for-next][PATCH 6/6] tracing: Allow backup to save persistent ring buffer before it starts Steven Rostedt

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