On Wed,  9 Mar 2016 12:22:22 +0000
Sudeep Holla <[email protected]> wrote:


> Hi Steven,
> 
> I observed that in "include/linux/tracepoint.h", we have
> #define __DO_TRACE(tp, proto, args, cond, prercu, postrcu)
> ...
>                  if (!cpu_online(raw_smp_processor_id()))
>                          return;
> 
>                  if (!(cond))
>                          return;
> ...
> 
> where !cond check seems reduntant if it's cpu_online check.
> So, does this patch handle the warning correctly or is there any better
> way ? I did see few traces with same condition, just thought of checking
> with you.
> 

Bah, I forgot that we have lockdep checks for when the event isn't
enabled. Can you try this patch:

-- Steve

diff --git a/include/linux/tracepoint.h b/include/linux/tracepoint.h
index acfdbf353a0b..be586c632a0c 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracepoint.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracepoint.h
@@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ extern void syscall_unregfunc(void);
                void *it_func;                                          \
                void *__data;                                           \
                                                                        \
-               if (!cpu_online(raw_smp_processor_id()))                \
-                       return;                                         \
-                                                                       \
                if (!(cond))                                            \
                        return;                                         \
                prercu;                                                 \
@@ -343,15 +340,19 @@ extern void syscall_unregfunc(void);
  * "void *__data, proto" as the callback prototype.
  */
 #define DECLARE_TRACE_NOARGS(name)                                     \
-               __DECLARE_TRACE(name, void, , 1, void *__data, __data)
+       __DECLARE_TRACE(name, void, ,                                   \
+                       cpu_online(raw_smp_processor_id()),             \
+                       void *__data, __data)
 
 #define DECLARE_TRACE(name, proto, args)                               \
-               __DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args), 1,   \
-                               PARAMS(void *__data, proto),            \
-                               PARAMS(__data, args))
+       __DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args),              \
+                       cpu_online(raw_smp_processor_id()),             \
+                       PARAMS(void *__data, proto),                    \
+                       PARAMS(__data, args))
 
 #define DECLARE_TRACE_CONDITION(name, proto, args, cond)               \
-       __DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args), PARAMS(cond), \
+       __DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args),              \
+                       cpu_online(raw_smp_processor_id()) && (PARAMS(cond)), \
                        PARAMS(void *__data, proto),                    \
                        PARAMS(__data, args))
 

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