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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/trace/trace.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/trace/trace.c | 4 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c index 6fed9b0a8d58..0a5569b1cace 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c @@ -8602,6 +8602,10 @@ out_unlock: * NOTE: This function increments the reference counter associated with the * trace array returned. This makes sure it cannot be freed while in use. * Use trace_array_put() once the trace array is no longer needed. + * If the trace_array is to be freed, trace_array_destroy() needs to + * be called after the trace_array_put(), or simply let user space delete + * it from the tracefs instances directory. But until the + * trace_array_put() is called, user space can not delete it. * */ struct trace_array *trace_array_get_by_name(const char *name) |