[PATCH v2 2/2] tracing: protect trace_probe_log with mutex

From: Paul Cacheux via B4 Relay
Date: Fri May 02 2025 - 09:17:01 EST


From: Paul Cacheux <paulcacheux@xxxxxxxxx>

The shared trace_probe_log variable can be accessed and modified
by multiple processes using tracefs at the same time, this new
mutex will guarantee it's always in a coherent state.

There is no guarantee that multiple errors happening at the same
time will each have the correct error message, but at least this
won't crash.

Fixes: ab105a4fb894 ("tracing: Use tracing error_log with probe events")

Signed-off-by: Paul Cacheux <paulcacheux@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace_probe.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index 2eeecb6c95eea55502b83af6775b7b6f0cc5ab94..14a7a0b59cd20a8bc43e3e7c653e986081f924c8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -154,9 +154,11 @@ static const struct fetch_type *find_fetch_type(const char *type, unsigned long
}

static struct trace_probe_log trace_probe_log;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(trace_probe_log_lock);

void trace_probe_log_init(const char *subsystem, int argc, const char **argv)
{
+ guard(mutex)(&trace_probe_log_lock);
trace_probe_log.subsystem = subsystem;
trace_probe_log.argc = argc;
trace_probe_log.argv = argv;
@@ -165,11 +167,13 @@ void trace_probe_log_init(const char *subsystem, int argc, const char **argv)

void trace_probe_log_clear(void)
{
+ guard(mutex)(&trace_probe_log_lock);
memset(&trace_probe_log, 0, sizeof(trace_probe_log));
}

void trace_probe_log_set_index(int index)
{
+ guard(mutex)(&trace_probe_log_lock);
trace_probe_log.index = index;
}

@@ -178,6 +182,8 @@ void __trace_probe_log_err(int offset, int err_type)
char *command, *p;
int i, len = 0, pos = 0;

+ guard(mutex)(&trace_probe_log_lock);
+
if (!trace_probe_log.argv)
return;


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