On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:15:32 +0000 [email protected] wrote: > > diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c > > index 0356cae0cf74e..9e941e5805f5e 100644 > > --- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c > > +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c > > @@ -3866,6 +3866,8 @@ static __init void event_test_stuff(void) > > struct task_struct *test_thread; > > > > test_thread = kthread_run(event_test_thread, NULL, "test-events"); > > + if (WARN_ON(IS_ERR(test_thread))) > > + return; > > [Severity: High] > Does this risk causing a console flood and soft lockup if thread creation > persistently fails? >
If that happens than the system is doomed to begin with. We don't care here. This patch is good enough. It's for a debugging feature, not anything that would be run in production. Just look at the name of the function: event_test_stuff() This is where AI has a hard time with subtle requirements. Thanks, -- Steve
