tracing: add ring_buffer_event_discard() to ring buffer

This patch overloads RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING to provide a way to discard
events from the ring buffer, for the event-filtering mechanism
introduced in a subsequent patch.

I did the initial version but thanks to Steven Rostedt for adding
the parts that actually made it work. ;-)
Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

include/linux/ring_buffer.h

@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ struct ring_buffer_event {
 /**
  * enum ring_buffer_type - internal ring buffer types
  *
- * @RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING:	Left over page padding
+ * @RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING:	Left over page padding or discarded event
+ *				 If time_delta is 0:
  *				  array is ignored
  *				  size is variable depending on how much
  *				  padding is needed
+ *				 If time_delta is non zero:
+ *				  everything else same as RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA
  *
  * @RINGBUF_TYPE_TIME_EXTEND:	Extend the time delta
  *				 array[0] = time delta (28 .. 59)
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@ ring_buffer_event_time_delta(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 	return event->time_delta;
 }
 
+void ring_buffer_event_discard(struct ring_buffer_event *event);
+
 /*
  * size is in bytes for each per CPU buffer.
  */

kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c

@@ -189,16 +189,65 @@ enum {
 	RB_LEN_TIME_STAMP = 16,
 };
 
-/* inline for ring buffer fast paths */
+static inline int rb_null_event(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
+{
+	return event->type == RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING && event->time_delta == 0;
+}
+
+static inline int rb_discarded_event(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
+{
+	return event->type == RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING && event->time_delta;
+}
+
+static void rb_event_set_padding(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
+{
+	event->type = RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING;
+	event->time_delta = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ring_buffer_event_discard - discard an event in the ring buffer
+ * @buffer: the ring buffer
+ * @event: the event to discard
+ *
+ * Sometimes a event that is in the ring buffer needs to be ignored.
+ * This function lets the user discard an event in the ring buffer
+ * and then that event will not be read later.
+ *
+ * Note, it is up to the user to be careful with this, and protect
+ * against races. If the user discards an event that has been consumed
+ * it is possible that it could corrupt the ring buffer.
+ */
+void ring_buffer_event_discard(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
+{
+	event->type = RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING;
+	/* time delta must be non zero */
+	if (!event->time_delta)
+		event->time_delta = 1;
+}
+
 static unsigned
-rb_event_length(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
+rb_event_data_length(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 {
 	unsigned length;
 
+	if (event->len)
+		length = event->len * RB_ALIGNMENT;
+	else
+		length = event->array[0];
+	return length + RB_EVNT_HDR_SIZE;
+}
+
+/* inline for ring buffer fast paths */
+static unsigned
+rb_event_length(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
+{
 	switch (event->type) {
 	case RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING:
+		if (rb_null_event(event))
 			/* undefined */
 			return -1;
+		return rb_event_data_length(event);
 
 	case RINGBUF_TYPE_TIME_EXTEND:
 		return RB_LEN_TIME_EXTEND;
@@ -207,11 +256,7 @@ rb_event_length(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
 		return RB_LEN_TIME_STAMP;
 
 	case RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA:
-		if (event->len)
-			length = event->len * RB_ALIGNMENT;
-		else
-			length = event->array[0];
-		return length + RB_EVNT_HDR_SIZE;
+		return rb_event_data_length(event);
 	default:
 		BUG();
 	}
@@ -845,11 +890,6 @@ int ring_buffer_resize(struct ring_buffer *buffer, unsigned long size)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_resize);
 
-static inline int rb_null_event(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
-{
-	return event->type == RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING;
-}
-
 static inline void *
 __rb_data_page_index(struct buffer_data_page *bpage, unsigned index)
 {
@@ -1219,7 +1259,7 @@ __rb_reserve_next(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		if (tail < BUF_PAGE_SIZE) {
 			/* Mark the rest of the page with padding */
 			event = __rb_page_index(tail_page, tail);
-			event->type = RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING;
+			rb_event_set_padding(event);
 		}
 
 		if (tail <= BUF_PAGE_SIZE)
@@ -1969,7 +2009,7 @@ static void rb_advance_reader(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 
 	event = rb_reader_event(cpu_buffer);
 
-	if (event->type == RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA)
+	if (event->type == RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA || rb_discarded_event(event))
 		cpu_buffer->entries--;
 
 	rb_update_read_stamp(cpu_buffer, event);
@@ -2052,9 +2092,18 @@ rb_buffer_peek(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts)
 
 	switch (event->type) {
 	case RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING:
+		if (rb_null_event(event))
 			RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, 1);
+		/*
+		 * Because the writer could be discarding every
+		 * event it creates (which would probably be bad)
+		 * if we were to go back to "again" then we may never
+		 * catch up, and will trigger the warn on, or lock
+		 * the box. Return the padding, and we will release
+		 * the current locks, and try again.
+		 */
 		rb_advance_reader(cpu_buffer);
-		return NULL;
+		return event;
 
 	case RINGBUF_TYPE_TIME_EXTEND:
 		/* Internal data, OK to advance */
@@ -2115,8 +2164,12 @@ rb_iter_peek(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter, u64 *ts)
 
 	switch (event->type) {
 	case RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING:
+		if (rb_null_event(event)) {
 			rb_inc_iter(iter);
 			goto again;
+		}
+		rb_advance_iter(iter);
+		return event;
 
 	case RINGBUF_TYPE_TIME_EXTEND:
 		/* Internal data, OK to advance */
@@ -2163,10 +2216,16 @@ ring_buffer_peek(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts)
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return NULL;
 
+ again:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
 	event = rb_buffer_peek(buffer, cpu, ts);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
 
+	if (event && event->type == RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING) {
+		cpu_relax();
+		goto again;
+	}
+
 	return event;
 }
 
@@ -2185,10 +2244,16 @@ ring_buffer_iter_peek(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter, u64 *ts)
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+ again:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
 	event = rb_iter_peek(iter, ts);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
 
+	if (event && event->type == RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING) {
+		cpu_relax();
+		goto again;
+	}
+
 	return event;
 }
 
@@ -2207,6 +2272,7 @@ ring_buffer_consume(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts)
 	struct ring_buffer_event *event = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+ again:
 	/* might be called in atomic */
 	preempt_disable();
 
@@ -2228,6 +2294,11 @@ ring_buffer_consume(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts)
  out:
 	preempt_enable();
 
+	if (event && event->type == RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING) {
+		cpu_relax();
+		goto again;
+	}
+
 	return event;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_consume);
@@ -2306,6 +2377,7 @@ ring_buffer_read(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter, u64 *ts)
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer = iter->cpu_buffer;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+ again:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
 	event = rb_iter_peek(iter, ts);
 	if (!event)
@@ -2315,6 +2387,11 @@ ring_buffer_read(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter, u64 *ts)
  out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
 
+	if (event && event->type == RINGBUF_TYPE_PADDING) {
+		cpu_relax();
+		goto again;
+	}
+
 	return event;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read);