From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:23:22 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Merge tag 'trace-ring-buffer-v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git... 
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Merge tag 'trace-ring-buffer-v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace

Pull ring-buffer updates from Steven Rostedt

 - Do not invalidate entire buffer for invalid sub-buffers

   For the persistent ring buffer, if one sub-buffer is found to be
   invalid, it invalidates the entire per CPU ring buffer. This can lose
   a lot of valuable data if there's some corruption with the writes to
   the buffer not syncing properly on a hard crash. Instead, if a
   sub-buffer is found to be invalid, simply zero it out and mark it for
   "missed events".

   When the persistent ring buffer is read and a sub-buffer that was
   cleared due to being invalid on boot up is discovered, the output
   will show "[LOST EVENTS]" to let the user know that events were
   missing at that location. Displaying the events from valid buffers
   can still be useful.

 - Add a test to be able to test corrupted sub-buffers

   If a persistent ring buffer is created as "ptraingtest" and the new
   config that adds the test is enabled, when a panic happens, the
   kernel will randomly corrupt one of the per CPU ring buffers. On boot
   up, the sub-buffers with the corruption should be cleared and
   flagged. When reading this buffer, the missed events should should
   [LOST EVENTS].

 - Add commit number in the sub-buffer meta debug info

   The commit is used to know the content of a meta page. Add it to the
   buffer_meta file that is shown for each per CPU buffer.

 - Clean up the persistent ring buffer validation code

   Add some helper functions and make variable names more consistent.

* tag 'trace-ring-buffer-v7.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace:
  ring-buffer: Better comment the use of RB_MISSED_EVENTS
  ring-buffer: Show persistent buffer dropped events in trace_pipe file
  ring-buffer: Show persistent buffer dropped events in trace file
  ring-buffer: Have dropped subbuffers be persistent across reboots
  ring-buffer: Cleanup buffer_data_page related code
  ring-buffer: Cleanup persistent ring buffer validation
  ring-buffer: Show commit numbers in buffer_meta file
  ring-buffer: Add persistent ring buffer invalid-page inject test
  ring-buffer: Skip invalid sub-buffers when rewinding persistent ring buffer
  ring-buffer: Skip invalid sub-buffers when validating persistent ring buffer
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