Re: [PATCH] tracing: fprobe: Fix to init fprobe_ip_table earlier

[Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>]

On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 18:00:24 +0800
Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
> <mhiramat@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
> >
> > Since the fprobe_ip_table is used from module unloading in
> > the failure path of load_module(), it must be initialized in
> > the earlier timing than late_initcall(). Unless that, the
> > fprobe_module_callback() will use an uninitialized spinlock of
> > fprobe_ip_table.
> >
> > Initialize fprobe_ip_table in core_initcall which is the same
> > timing as ftrace.
> >
> > Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@intel.com>
> > Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202509301440.be4b3631-lkp@intel.com
> 
> Don't we need a Fixes tag here?

OK, I'll add it too.

> 
> The other part of this patch is LGTM.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@gmail.com>

Thank you!


> 
> Thanks!
> Menglong Dong
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
> > ---
> >  kernel/trace/fprobe.c |    2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/trace/fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
> > index 95e43814b85b..99d83c08b9e2 100644
> > --- a/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
> > +++ b/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
> > @@ -847,4 +847,4 @@ static int __init fprobe_initcall(void)
> >         rhltable_init(&fprobe_ip_table, &fprobe_rht_params);
> >         return 0;
> >  }
> > -late_initcall(fprobe_initcall);
> > +core_initcall(fprobe_initcall);
> >


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Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>