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Re: [PATCH v1] ring-buffer: Rename ring_buffer_size() to ring_buffer_capacity()

From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Date: 2026-09-07 09:51:07

Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Low] Typo in the newly added docstring for ring_buffer_capacity().
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commit 0916229b26fe9d5e8fd8143432df2554e399aa85
Author: Vincent Donnefort [off-list ref]

ring-buffer: Rename ring_buffer_size() to ring_buffer_capacity()

"capacity" refers to the memory available for events while "size" refers to
the raw allocation. ring_buffer_size() actually calculates event capacity, so
rename it to ring_buffer_capacity() to match this convention.
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diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 9c03a555a6ba2..2940ff7633542 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
[ ... ]
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@@ -6547,18 +6547,23 @@ void ring_buffer_iter_advance(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_iter_advance);
 
 /**
- * ring_buffer_size - return the size of the ring buffer (in bytes)
+ * ring_buffer_capacity - return the capacity of the ring buffer (in bytes)
  * @buffer: The ring buffer.
- * @cpu: The CPU to get ring buffer size from.
+ * @cpu: The CPU to get ring buffer capacity from.
+ *
+ * Capacity is the total memory available for recording event data in the
+ * ring buffer. It excludes subbufer headers.
[Severity: Low]
This isn't a bug, but there is a typo here (subbufer instead of subbuffer).
+ *
+ * Returns the capacity in bytes, or 0 if the CPU is not set in the buffer mask.
  */
-unsigned long ring_buffer_size(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+unsigned long ring_buffer_capacity(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
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