2021-03-30 02:08:33

by Davidlohr Bueso

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Subject: [PATCH -tip] locking: Move CONFIG_LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS into Kernel hacking section

It's a lot more intuitive to have it in the locking section of the kernel
hacking part rather than under "General architecture-dependent options".

Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <[email protected]>
---
arch/Kconfig | 9 ---------
lib/Kconfig.debug | 9 +++++++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index ecfd3520b676..d6f9aeaaf9f2 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -1113,15 +1113,6 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_PREL32_RELOCATIONS
config ARCH_USE_MEMREMAP_PROT
bool

-config LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS
- bool "Locking event counts collection"
- depends on DEBUG_FS
- help
- Enable light-weight counting of various locking related events
- in the system with minimal performance impact. This reduces
- the chance of application behavior change because of timing
- differences. The counts are reported via debugfs.
-
# Select if the architecture has support for applying RELR relocations.
config ARCH_HAS_RELR
bool
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 2779c29d9981..76639ff5998c 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1401,6 +1401,15 @@ config DEBUG_LOCKING_API_SELFTESTS
The following locking APIs are covered: spinlocks, rwlocks,
mutexes and rwsems.

+config LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS
+ bool "Locking event counts collection"
+ depends on DEBUG_FS
+ help
+ Enable light-weight counting of various locking related events
+ in the system with minimal performance impact. This reduces
+ the chance of application behavior change because of timing
+ differences. The counts are reported via debugfs.
+
config LOCK_TORTURE_TEST
tristate "torture tests for locking"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
--
2.26.2


2021-03-30 02:15:03

by Waiman Long

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Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip] locking: Move CONFIG_LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS into Kernel hacking section

On 3/29/21 10:06 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> It's a lot more intuitive to have it in the locking section of the kernel
> hacking part rather than under "General architecture-dependent options".
>
> Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <[email protected]>
> ---
> arch/Kconfig | 9 ---------
> lib/Kconfig.debug | 9 +++++++++
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
> index ecfd3520b676..d6f9aeaaf9f2 100644
> --- a/arch/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/Kconfig
> @@ -1113,15 +1113,6 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_PREL32_RELOCATIONS
> config ARCH_USE_MEMREMAP_PROT
> bool
>
> -config LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS
> - bool "Locking event counts collection"
> - depends on DEBUG_FS
> - help
> - Enable light-weight counting of various locking related events
> - in the system with minimal performance impact. This reduces
> - the chance of application behavior change because of timing
> - differences. The counts are reported via debugfs.
> -
> # Select if the architecture has support for applying RELR relocations.
> config ARCH_HAS_RELR
> bool
> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> index 2779c29d9981..76639ff5998c 100644
> --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
> +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> @@ -1401,6 +1401,15 @@ config DEBUG_LOCKING_API_SELFTESTS
> The following locking APIs are covered: spinlocks, rwlocks,
> mutexes and rwsems.
>
> +config LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS
> + bool "Locking event counts collection"
> + depends on DEBUG_FS
> + help
> + Enable light-weight counting of various locking related events
> + in the system with minimal performance impact. This reduces
> + the chance of application behavior change because of timing
> + differences. The counts are reported via debugfs.
> +
> config LOCK_TORTURE_TEST
> tristate "torture tests for locking"
> depends on DEBUG_KERNEL

It looks good to me.

Acked-by: Waiman Long <[email protected]>

2021-08-12 20:28:10

by Davidlohr Bueso

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Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip] locking: Move CONFIG_LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS into Kernel hacking section

Ping?

On Mon, 29 Mar 2021, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:

>It's a lot more intuitive to have it in the locking section of the kernel
>hacking part rather than under "General architecture-dependent options".
>
>Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <[email protected]>
>---
> arch/Kconfig | 9 ---------
> lib/Kconfig.debug | 9 +++++++++
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
>index ecfd3520b676..d6f9aeaaf9f2 100644
>--- a/arch/Kconfig
>+++ b/arch/Kconfig
>@@ -1113,15 +1113,6 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_PREL32_RELOCATIONS
> config ARCH_USE_MEMREMAP_PROT
> bool
>
>-config LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS
>- bool "Locking event counts collection"
>- depends on DEBUG_FS
>- help
>- Enable light-weight counting of various locking related events
>- in the system with minimal performance impact. This reduces
>- the chance of application behavior change because of timing
>- differences. The counts are reported via debugfs.
>-
> # Select if the architecture has support for applying RELR relocations.
> config ARCH_HAS_RELR
> bool
>diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
>index 2779c29d9981..76639ff5998c 100644
>--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
>+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
>@@ -1401,6 +1401,15 @@ config DEBUG_LOCKING_API_SELFTESTS
> The following locking APIs are covered: spinlocks, rwlocks,
> mutexes and rwsems.
>
>+config LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS
>+ bool "Locking event counts collection"
>+ depends on DEBUG_FS
>+ help
>+ Enable light-weight counting of various locking related events
>+ in the system with minimal performance impact. This reduces
>+ the chance of application behavior change because of timing
>+ differences. The counts are reported via debugfs.
>+
> config LOCK_TORTURE_TEST
> tristate "torture tests for locking"
> depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
>--
>2.26.2
>

2021-08-12 21:42:35

by Waiman Long

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Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip] locking: Move CONFIG_LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS into Kernel hacking section

On 8/12/21 3:05 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> Ping?
>
> On Mon, 29 Mar 2021, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
>
>> It's a lot more intuitive to have it in the locking section of the
>> kernel
>> hacking part rather than under "General architecture-dependent options".
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> arch/Kconfig      | 9 ---------
>> lib/Kconfig.debug | 9 +++++++++
>> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
>> index ecfd3520b676..d6f9aeaaf9f2 100644
>> --- a/arch/Kconfig
>> +++ b/arch/Kconfig
>> @@ -1113,15 +1113,6 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_PREL32_RELOCATIONS
>> config ARCH_USE_MEMREMAP_PROT
>>     bool
>>
>> -config LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS
>> -    bool "Locking event counts collection"
>> -    depends on DEBUG_FS
>> -    help
>> -      Enable light-weight counting of various locking related events
>> -      in the system with minimal performance impact. This reduces
>> -      the chance of application behavior change because of timing
>> -      differences. The counts are reported via debugfs.
>> -
>> # Select if the architecture has support for applying RELR relocations.
>> config ARCH_HAS_RELR
>>     bool
>> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
>> index 2779c29d9981..76639ff5998c 100644
>> --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
>> +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
>> @@ -1401,6 +1401,15 @@ config DEBUG_LOCKING_API_SELFTESTS
>>       The following locking APIs are covered: spinlocks, rwlocks,
>>       mutexes and rwsems.
>>
>> +config LOCK_EVENT_COUNTS
>> +    bool "Locking event counts collection"
>> +    depends on DEBUG_FS
>> +    help
>> +      Enable light-weight counting of various locking related events
>> +      in the system with minimal performance impact. This reduces
>> +      the chance of application behavior change because of timing
>> +      differences. The counts are reported via debugfs.
>> +
>> config LOCK_TORTURE_TEST
>>     tristate "torture tests for locking"
>>     depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
>> --
>> 2.26.2
>>
>
I have no objection to that.

Acked-by: Waiman Long <[email protected]>