Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] audit: account backlog waiting time in audit_receive()

[Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>]

On May 11, 2023 Eiichi Tsukata <eiichi.tsukata@nutanix.com> wrote:
> 
> Currently backlog waiting time in audit_receive() is not accounted as
> audit_backlog_wait_time_actual. Accounts it as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eiichi Tsukata <eiichi.tsukata@nutanix.com>
> ---
>  kernel/audit.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

The audit_receive() wait is different from that in audit_log_start()
as processes calling into audit_receive() are performing an explicit
audit operation whereas those processes calling audit_log_start() are
likely doing something else, e.g. opening a file, that happens to
result in an audit record being generated.  The fact that the
audit_receive() accounting logic, as well as the timeout calculation
used, is different from audit_log_start() is intentional.

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