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Linus Torvalds 48538861b9 While rewriting the function probe code, I stumbled over a long standing
bug. This bug has been there sinc function tracing was added way back
 when. But my new development depends on this bug being fixed, and it
 should be fixed regardless as it causes ftrace to disable itself when
 triggered, and a reboot is required to enable it again.
 
 The bug is that the function probe does not disable itself properly
 if there's another probe of its type still enabled. For example:
 
      # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
      # echo schedule:traceoff > set_ftrace_filter
      # echo do_IRQ:traceoff > set_ftrace_filter
      # echo \!do_IRQ:traceoff > /debug/tracing/set_ftrace_filter
      # echo do_IRQ:traceoff > set_ftrace_filter
 
 The above registers two traceoff probes (one for schedule and one for
 do_IRQ, and then removes do_IRQ. But since there still exists one for
 schedule, it is not done properly. When adding do_IRQ back, the breakage
 in the accounting is noticed by the ftrace self tests, and it causes
 a warning and disables ftrace.
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Merge tag 'trace-v4.11-rc5-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace

Pull ftrace fix from Steven Rostedt:
 "While rewriting the function probe code, I stumbled over a long
  standing bug. This bug has been there sinc function tracing was added
  way back when. But my new development depends on this bug being fixed,
  and it should be fixed regardless as it causes ftrace to disable
  itself when triggered, and a reboot is required to enable it again.

  The bug is that the function probe does not disable itself properly if
  there's another probe of its type still enabled. For example:

     # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
     # echo schedule:traceoff > set_ftrace_filter
     # echo do_IRQ:traceoff > set_ftrace_filter
     # echo \!do_IRQ:traceoff > /debug/tracing/set_ftrace_filter
     # echo do_IRQ:traceoff > set_ftrace_filter

  The above registers two traceoff probes (one for schedule and one for
  do_IRQ, and then removes do_IRQ.

  But since there still exists one for schedule, it is not done
  properly. When adding do_IRQ back, the breakage in the accounting is
  noticed by the ftrace self tests, and it causes a warning and disables
  ftrace"

* tag 'trace-v4.11-rc5-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace:
  ftrace: Fix removing of second function probe
2017-04-16 10:01:34 -07:00
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Linux kernel
============

This file was moved to Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst

Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users.
These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.