Re: [PATCH 03/16 v2] tracing: Add a proc file to stop tracing andfree buffer

[Frederic Weisbecker]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 09:48:44AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: Vaibhav Nagarnaik <vnagarnaik@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The proc file entry buffer_size_kb is used to set the size of tracing
> buffer.
>
> The memory to expand the buffer size is kernel memory. Consider
> a use case where tracing is handled by a user space utility, which acts
> as a gate keeper for tracing requests. In an OOM condition, tracing is
> considered a low priority task and if the utility gets killed the ring
> buffer memory cannot be released back to the kernel.
> 
> This patch adds a proc file called "free_buffer" whose purpose is to
> stop tracing and free up the ring buffer when it is closed.
> 
> The user space process can then set the desired size in buffer_size_kb
> file and open the fd to the "free_buffer" file. Under OOM condition, if
> the process gets killed, the kernel closes the file descriptor. The
> release handler stops the tracing and releases the kernel memory
> automatically.
> 
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michael Rubin <mrubin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: David Sharp <dhsharp@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Vaibhav Nagarnaik <vnagarnaik@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1308012717-11148-1-git-send-email-vnagarnaik@xxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

s/proc/debugfs, right?
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