[for-linus][PATCH 06/13] ftrace: Optimize the allocation for mcount entries

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Sun Nov 20 2022 - 15:07:56 EST


From: Wang Wensheng <wangwensheng4@xxxxxxxxxx>

If we can't allocate this size, try something smaller with half of the
size. Its order should be decreased by one instead of divided by two.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20221109094434.84046-3-wangwensheng4@xxxxxxxxxx

Cc: <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: a79008755497d ("ftrace: Allocate the mcount record pages as groups")
Signed-off-by: Wang Wensheng <wangwensheng4@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 8b13ce2eae70..56a168121bfc 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -3190,7 +3190,7 @@ static int ftrace_allocate_records(struct ftrace_page *pg, int count)
/* if we can't allocate this size, try something smaller */
if (!order)
return -ENOMEM;
- order >>= 1;
+ order--;
goto again;
}

--
2.35.1