Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm/page_ref: add tracepoint to track down page reference manipulation

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Thu Feb 18 2016 - 09:29:35 EST


On Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:04:50 +0900
js1304@xxxxxxxxx wrote:


> diff --git a/include/linux/page_ref.h b/include/linux/page_ref.h
> index 534249c..fd6d9a5 100644
> --- a/include/linux/page_ref.h
> +++ b/include/linux/page_ref.h
> @@ -1,6 +1,54 @@
> #include <linux/atomic.h>
> #include <linux/mm_types.h>
> #include <linux/page-flags.h>
> +#include <linux/tracepoint-defs.h>
> +
> +extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_set;
> +extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_mod;
> +extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_mod_and_test;
> +extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_mod_and_return;
> +extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_mod_unless;
> +extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_freeze;
> +extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_unfreeze;
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGE_REF

Please add a comment here. Something to the effect of:

/*
* Ideally we would want to use the trace_<tracepoint>_enabled() helper
* functions. But due to include header file issues, that is not
* feasible. Instead we have to open code the static key functions.
*
* See trace_##name##_enabled(void) in include/linux/tracepoint.h
*/

I may have to work on something that lets these helpers be defined in
headers. I have some ideas on how to do that. But for now, this
solution is fine.

-- Steve


> +#define page_ref_tracepoint_active(t) static_key_false(&(t).key)
> +
> +extern void __page_ref_set(struct page *page, int v);
> +extern void __page_ref_mod(struct page *page, int v);
> +extern void __page_ref_mod_and_test(struct page *page, int v, int ret);
> +extern void __page_ref_mod_and_return(struct page *page, int v, int ret);
> +extern void __page_ref_mod_unless(struct page *page, int v, int u);
> +extern void __page_ref_freeze(struct page *page, int v, int ret);
> +extern void __page_ref_unfreeze(struct page *page, int v);
> +
> +#else
> +
> +#define page_ref_tracepoint_active(t) false
> +
> +static inline void __page_ref_set(struct page *page, int v)
> +{
> +}
> +static inline void __page_ref_mod(struct page *page, int v)
> +{
> +}
> +static inline void __page_ref_mod_and_test(struct page *page, int v, int ret)
> +{
> +}
> +static inline void __page_ref_mod_and_return(struct page *page, int v, int ret)
> +{
> +}
> +static inline void __page_ref_mod_unless(struct page *page, int v, int u)
> +{
> +}
> +static inline void __page_ref_freeze(struct page *page, int v, int ret)
> +{
> +}
> +static inline void __page_ref_unfreeze(struct page *page, int v)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +#endif
>
>