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Re: [PATCH] tracing: Ensure optimized hashing works

From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Date: 2025-09-24 08:11:39
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:59:07 +0200
Michal Koutný [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
If ever PID_MAX_DEFAULT changes, it must be compatible with tracing
hashmaps assumptions.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240409110126.651e94cb@gandalf.local.home/ (local)
Signed-off-by: Michal Koutný <mkoutny@suse.com>
---
 kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Drive-by flushing an old idea. Take it or leave it.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
index cb49f7279dc80..aabae7daaac91 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ int trace_create_savedcmd(void)
 int trace_save_cmdline(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	unsigned tpid, idx;
+	/* so that map_pid_to_cmdline indexing is efficient */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(!is_power_of_2(PID_MAX_DEFAULT));
Please move this to just above the test. And it doesn't need a comment,
as it's obvious for why it needs to be a power of two when it's above
the test.
 
 	/* treat recording of idle task as a success */
 	if (!tsk->pid)
Like this:

	/* treat recording of idle task as a success */
	if (!tsk->pid)
		return 1;

+	BUILD_BUG_ON(!is_power_of_2(PID_MAX_DEFAULT));
+
	tpid = tsk->pid & (PID_MAX_DEFAULT - 1);

-- Steve
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