[PATCH v2 16/18] tracing/remotes: Add trace_remote cmdline options
From: Vincent Donnefort
Date: Fri Jun 05 2026 - 12:57:55 EST
Following the same format as trace_instance, add a cmdline to configure
a trace remote on registration:
trace_remote=<remote>^<opt1>^<opt2>,<evt1>,<evt2>
Enabling events automatically turns on tracing.
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c b/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
index f72fc862ae7f..a0a372c47562 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
#include <linux/trace_seq.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <asm/setup.h>
+
#include "trace.h"
#define TRACEFS_DIR "remotes"
@@ -1167,6 +1169,132 @@ static int poll_ms_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
}
DEFINE_TRACE_REMOTE_ATTRIBUTE(poll_ms);
+static char trace_remote_cmdline[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE];
+
+static int __init set_trace_remote_cmdline(char *str)
+{
+ static int idx;
+
+ if (!str)
+ return 0;
+
+ strscpy(trace_remote_cmdline + idx, str, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE - idx);
+ idx += strlen(str);
+ trace_remote_cmdline[idx++] = '\t';
+ return 1;
+}
+__setup("trace_remote=", set_trace_remote_cmdline);
+
+static void trace_remote_apply_cmdline_opts(struct trace_remote *remote, char *cmdline)
+{
+ bool dmesg_on = false;
+ char *opt;
+ int ret;
+
+ while ((opt = strsep(&cmdline, "^"))) {
+ if (!*opt)
+ continue;
+
+ if (!strcmp(opt, "dump_on_panic")) {
+ remote->panic_on = true;
+ } else if (!strcmp(opt, "dmesg")) {
+ dmesg_on = true;
+ } else if (!strncmp(opt, "buf_size=", 9)) {
+ /* buf_size can only be applied if the buffer is unloaded */
+ if (!WARN_ON(trace_remote_loaded(remote)))
+ remote->trace_buffer_size = memparse(opt + 9, NULL);
+ } else if (!strncmp(opt, "poll=", 5)) {
+ unsigned int poll_ms;
+
+ if (!kstrtouint(opt + 5, 10, &poll_ms) && poll_ms > 0)
+ remote->poll_ms = poll_ms;
+ else
+ pr_warn("Invalid trace remote poll '%s'\n", opt);
+ } else {
+ pr_warn("Unknown trace remote option '%s'\n", opt);
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (dmesg_on) {
+ ret = trace_remote_enable_dmesg(remote, true);
+ if (ret)
+ pr_warn("Failed to enable trace remote dmesg (%d)\n", ret);
+ }
+}
+
+static struct remote_event *
+trace_remote_find_event_by_name(struct trace_remote *remote, const char *name);
+
+static int
+trace_remote_enable_event(struct trace_remote *remote, struct remote_event *evt, bool enable);
+
+static void trace_remote_apply_cmdline_events(struct trace_remote *remote, char *cmdline)
+{
+ bool tracing_on = false;
+ char *token;
+ int ret;
+
+ while ((token = strsep(&cmdline, ","))) {
+ struct remote_event *evt;
+
+ if (!*token)
+ continue;
+
+ evt = trace_remote_find_event_by_name(remote, token);
+ if (!evt) {
+ pr_warn("trace remote event '%s' not found\n", token);
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ ret = trace_remote_enable_event(remote, evt, true);
+ if (ret)
+ pr_warn("Failed to enable trace remote event '%s' (%d)\n", token, ret);
+ else
+ tracing_on = true;
+ }
+
+ if (tracing_on) {
+ ret = trace_remote_enable_tracing(remote);
+ if (ret)
+ pr_warn("Failed to enable trace remote tracing (%d)\n", ret);
+ }
+}
+
+static void trace_remote_apply_cmdline(const char *name, struct trace_remote *remote)
+{
+ char *cmdline __free(kfree) = NULL;
+ char *events_cmdline = NULL;
+ char *opts_cmdline = NULL;
+ char *curr, *next;
+
+ if (!trace_remote_cmdline[0])
+ return;
+
+ cmdline = kstrdup(trace_remote_cmdline, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!cmdline)
+ return;
+
+ next = cmdline;
+ while ((curr = strsep(&next, "\t"))) {
+ char *token = strsep(&curr, ",");
+ char *rname = strsep(&token, "^");
+
+ if (strcmp(rname, name) == 0) {
+ opts_cmdline = token;
+ events_cmdline = curr;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ guard(mutex)(&remote->lock);
+
+ if (opts_cmdline)
+ trace_remote_apply_cmdline_opts(remote, opts_cmdline);
+ if (events_cmdline)
+ trace_remote_apply_cmdline_events(remote, events_cmdline);
+}
+
+
static int trace_remote_init_tracefs(const char *name, struct trace_remote *remote)
{
struct dentry *remote_d, *percpu_d, *d;
@@ -1343,6 +1471,7 @@ int trace_remote_register(const char *name, struct trace_remote_callbacks *cbs,
}
list_add(&remote->node, &trace_remotes);
+ trace_remote_apply_cmdline(name, remote);
retain_and_null_ptr(remote);
return 0;
@@ -1822,3 +1951,15 @@ static struct remote_event *trace_remote_find_event(struct trace_remote *remote,
return bsearch((const void *)(unsigned long)id, remote->events, remote->nr_events,
sizeof(*remote->events), __cmp_events);
}
+
+static struct remote_event *
+trace_remote_find_event_by_name(struct trace_remote *remote, const char *name)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < remote->nr_events; i++) {
+ if (!strcmp(remote->events[i].name, name))
+ return &remote->events[i];
+ }
+ return NULL;
+}
--
2.54.0.1032.g2f8565e1d1-goog