Re: [RFC PATCH] ftrace: support boot level tracing

[Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>]

On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:35:46 +0000
Abderrahmane Benbachir <abderrahmane.benbachir@polymtl.ca> wrote:

> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> a écrit :
> 
> > On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:22:56 -0400
> > Abderrahmane Benbachir <abderrahmane.benbachir@polymtl.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Would something like this work for you?  
> 
> Yes this is working great. I have also instrumented console and security
> initcalls, I used your previous patch, changes are below.
> 
> > +	trace_initcall_level("pre_smp_initcalls");  
> 
> This should be "early" I guess : trace_initcall_level("ealry");

Hmm, I think I found an issue with what's there. I made up that name
because "early" was already taken.

> 
> 
> output of : trace_event=initcall_level
> 
> [    0.327032]   <idle>-0       0.... 89576us : initcall_level: level=console
> [    0.327454]   <idle>-0       0.... 135819us : initcall_level:  
> level=security
> [    0.327887] swapper/-1       0.... 261166us : initcall_level: level=early
> [    0.328306] swapper/-1       0.... 265248us : initcall_level: level=early

Noticed you have two "early"s.

The second early should be "pure". But that's an issue with init.c.

I'll apply mine (with minor updates) and add diffs by you. Care to give
me a "signed-off-by" for the console and security change.

-- Steve


> [    0.328742] swapper/-1       0.... 267969us : initcall_level: level=core
> [    0.329158] swapper/-1       0.... 270111us : initcall_level:  
> level=postcore
> [    0.329590] swapper/-1       0.... 271111us : initcall_level: level=arch
> [    0.330007] swapper/-1       0.... 272217us : initcall_level: level=subsys
> [    0.330429] swapper/-1       0.... 316236us : initcall_level: level=fs
> [    0.330833] swapper/-1       0.... 340523us : initcall_level: level=device
> [    0.331254] swapper/-1       0.... 388737us : initcall_level: level=late
> 
> PATCH with security and console instrumented
> 
>