Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > +static void etm_event_start(struct perf_event *event, int flags) > +{ > + int cpu = smp_processor_id(); > + struct etm_cpu_data *cpu_data; > + struct etm_event_data *event_data; > + struct perf_output_handle *handle = this_cpu_ptr(&ctx_handle); > + struct coresight_device *sink, *csdev = per_cpu(csdev_src, cpu); > + > + if (!csdev) > + goto fail; > + > + /* > + * Deal with the ring buffer API and get a handle on the > + * session's information. > + */ > + event_data = perf_aux_output_begin(handle, event); > + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!event_data)) > + goto fail; Hmm, perf_aux_output_begin() returning NULL is not WARN-worthy and is actually a normal situation, for example, if the buffer is not configured yet (which like I suggested in the other email should be a separate thing from the *event* configuration). perf_aux_output_begin() will also return NULL if there's no room in the buffer. Regards, -- Alex -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html