On Tue, 9 Jun 2026 18:44:04 +0200
Markus Elfring [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

quoted

@@ -2800,8 +2800,7 @@ static int user_seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&group->reg_mutex);
 
-	seq_puts(m, "\n");
-	seq_printf(m, "Active: %d\n", active);
+	seq_printf(m, "\nActive: %d\n", active);
 	seq_printf(m, "Busy: %d\n", busy);  

This isn't a critical section and I find the original way easier to read.  

Would you prefer to use a seq_putc() call instead at such a source code place?
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v7.1-rc7/source/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c#L2803

Sure, why not.

-- Steve