1 files changed, 59 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 5885cdfc41f3..7f6059c5aa94 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2000,17 +2000,13 @@ rb_add_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
                   u64 *ts, u64 *delta)
 {
         struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-        static int once;
         int ret;
 
-        if (unlikely(*delta > (1ULL << 59) && !once++)) {
-                printk(KERN_WARNING "Delta way too big! %llu"
-                       " ts=%llu write stamp = %llu\n",
-                       (unsigned long long)*delta,
-                       (unsigned long long)*ts,
-                       (unsigned long long)cpu_buffer->write_stamp);
-                WARN_ON(1);
-        }
+        WARN_ONCE(*delta > (1ULL << 59),
+                  KERN_WARNING "Delta way too big! %llu ts=%llu write stamp = %llu\n",
+                  (unsigned long long)*delta,
+                  (unsigned long long)*ts,
+                  (unsigned long long)cpu_buffer->write_stamp);
 
         /*
          * The delta is too big, we to add a
@@ -3332,23 +3328,30 @@ ring_buffer_consume(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu, u64 *ts,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_consume);
 
 /**
- * ring_buffer_read_start - start a non consuming read of the buffer
+ * ring_buffer_read_prepare - Prepare for a non consuming read of the buffer
  * @buffer: The ring buffer to read from
  * @cpu: The cpu buffer to iterate over
  *
- * This starts up an iteration through the buffer. It also disables
- * the recording to the buffer until the reading is finished.
- * This prevents the reading from being corrupted. This is not
- * a consuming read, so a producer is not expected.
+ * This performs the initial preparations necessary to iterate
+ * through the buffer.  Memory is allocated, buffer recording
+ * is disabled, and the iterator pointer is returned to the caller.
  *
- * Must be paired with ring_buffer_finish.
+ * Disabling buffer recordng prevents the reading from being
+ * corrupted. This is not a consuming read, so a producer is not
+ * expected.
+ *
+ * After a sequence of ring_buffer_read_prepare calls, the user is
+ * expected to make at least one call to ring_buffer_prepare_sync.
+ * Afterwards, ring_buffer_read_start is invoked to get things going
+ * for real.
+ *
+ * This overall must be paired with ring_buffer_finish.
  */
 struct ring_buffer_iter *
-ring_buffer_read_start(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+ring_buffer_read_prepare(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 {
         struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
         struct ring_buffer_iter *iter;
-        unsigned long flags;
 
         if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
                 return NULL;
@@ -3362,15 +3365,52 @@ ring_buffer_read_start(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
         iter->cpu_buffer = cpu_buffer;
 
         atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
+
+        return iter;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_prepare);
+
+/**
+ * ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync - Synchronize a set of prepare calls
+ *
+ * All previously invoked ring_buffer_read_prepare calls to prepare
+ * iterators will be synchronized.  Afterwards, read_buffer_read_start
+ * calls on those iterators are allowed.
+ */
+void
+ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync(void)
+{
         synchronize_sched();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync);
+
+/**
+ * ring_buffer_read_start - start a non consuming read of the buffer
+ * @iter: The iterator returned by ring_buffer_read_prepare
+ *
+ * This finalizes the startup of an iteration through the buffer.
+ * The iterator comes from a call to ring_buffer_read_prepare and
+ * an intervening ring_buffer_read_prepare_sync must have been
+ * performed.
+ *
+ * Must be paired with ring_buffer_finish.
+ */
+void
+ring_buffer_read_start(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter)
+{
+        struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
+        unsigned long flags;
+
+        if (!iter)
+                return;
+
+        cpu_buffer = iter->cpu_buffer;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
         arch_spin_lock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
         rb_iter_reset(iter);
         arch_spin_unlock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
-
-        return iter;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_start);