Merge tag 'trace-v5.6-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace

Pull tracing and bootconfig updates:
 "Fixes and changes to bootconfig before it goes live in a release.

  Change in API of bootconfig (before it comes live in a release):
  - Have a magic value "BOOTCONFIG" in initrd to know a bootconfig
    exists
  - Set CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG to 'n' by default
  - Show error if "bootconfig" on cmdline but not compiled in
  - Prevent redefining the same value
  - Have a way to append values
  - Added a SELECT BLK_DEV_INITRD to fix a build failure

  Synthetic event fixes:
  - Switch to raw_smp_processor_id() for recording CPU value in preempt
    section. (No care for what the value actually is)
  - Fix samples always recording u64 values
  - Fix endianess
  - Check number of values matches number of fields
  - Fix a printing bug

  Fix of trace_printk() breaking postponed start up tests

  Make a function static that is only used in a single file"

* tag 'trace-v5.6-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace:
  bootconfig: Fix CONFIG_BOOTTIME_TRACING dependency issue
  bootconfig: Add append value operator support
  bootconfig: Prohibit re-defining value on same key
  bootconfig: Print array as multiple commands for legacy command line
  bootconfig: Reject subkey and value on same parent key
  tools/bootconfig: Remove unneeded error message silencer
  bootconfig: Add bootconfig magic word for indicating bootconfig explicitly
  bootconfig: Set CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG=n by default
  tracing: Clear trace_state when starting trace
  bootconfig: Mark boot_config_checksum() static
  tracing: Disable trace_printk() on post poned tests
  tracing: Have synthetic event test use raw_smp_processor_id()
  tracing: Fix number printing bug in print_synth_event()
  tracing: Check that number of vals matches number of synth event fields
  tracing: Make synth_event trace functions endian-correct
  tracing: Make sure synth_event_trace() example always uses u64

1 files changed, 31 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst
index b342a6796392..cf2edcd09183 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,30 @@ Or more shorter, written as following::
 In both styles, same key words are automatically merged when parsing it
 at boot time. So you can append similar trees or key-values.
 
+Same-key Values
+---------------
+
+It is prohibited that two or more values or arrays share a same-key.
+For example,::
+
+ foo = bar, baz
+ foo = qux  # !ERROR! we can not re-define same key
+
+If you want to append the value to existing key as an array member,
+you can use ``+=`` operator. For example::
+
+ foo = bar, baz
+ foo += qux
+
+In this case, the key ``foo`` has ``bar``, ``baz`` and ``qux``.
+
+However, a sub-key and a value can not co-exist under a parent key.
+For example, following config is NOT allowed.::
+
+ foo = value1
+ foo.bar = value2 # !ERROR! subkey "bar" and value "value1" can NOT co-exist
+
+
 Comments
 --------
 
@@ -102,9 +126,13 @@ Boot Kernel With a Boot Config
 ==============================
 
 Since the boot configuration file is loaded with initrd, it will be added
-to the end of the initrd (initramfs) image file. The Linux kernel decodes
-the last part of the initrd image in memory to get the boot configuration
-data.
+to the end of the initrd (initramfs) image file with size, checksum and
+12-byte magic word as below.
+
+[initrd][bootconfig][size(u32)][checksum(u32)][#BOOTCONFIG\n]
+
+The Linux kernel decodes the last part of the initrd image in memory to
+get the boot configuration data.
 Because of this "piggyback" method, there is no need to change or
 update the boot loader and the kernel image itself.