Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/15] net: Use trace_invoke_##name() at guarded tracepoint call sites

From: Aaron Conole <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:31:37 -0400

"Vineeth Pillai (Google)" <[email-masked]> writes:

> Replace trace_foo() with the new trace_invoke_foo() at sites already
> guarded by trace_foo_enabled(), avoiding a redundant
> static_branch_unlikely() re-evaluation inside the tracepoint.
> trace_invoke_foo() calls the tracepoint callbacks directly without
> utilizing the static branch again.
>
> Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <[email-masked]>
> Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <[email-masked]>
> Signed-off-by: Vineeth Pillai (Google) <[email-masked]>
> Assisted-by: Claude:claude-sonnet-4-6
> ---
>  net/core/dev.c             | 2 +-
>  net/core/xdp.c             | 2 +-
>  net/openvswitch/actions.c  | 2 +-
>  net/openvswitch/datapath.c | 2 +-
>  net/sctp/outqueue.c        | 2 +-
>  net/tipc/node.c            | 2 +-
>  6 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> index 14a83f2035b93..a48fae2bbf57e 100644
> --- a/net/core/dev.c
> +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> @@ -6444,7 +6444,7 @@ void netif_receive_skb_list(struct list_head *head)
>  		return;
>  	if (trace_netif_receive_skb_list_entry_enabled()) {
>  		list_for_each_entry(skb, head, list)
> -			trace_netif_receive_skb_list_entry(skb);
> +			trace_invoke_netif_receive_skb_list_entry(skb);
>  	}
>  	netif_receive_skb_list_internal(head);
>  	trace_netif_receive_skb_list_exit(0);
> diff --git a/net/core/xdp.c b/net/core/xdp.c
> index 9890a30584ba7..53acc887c3434 100644
> --- a/net/core/xdp.c
> +++ b/net/core/xdp.c
> @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ int xdp_rxq_info_reg_mem_model(struct xdp_rxq_info *xdp_rxq,
>  		xsk_pool_set_rxq_info(allocator, xdp_rxq);
>  
>  	if (trace_mem_connect_enabled() && xdp_alloc)
> -		trace_mem_connect(xdp_alloc, xdp_rxq);
> +		trace_invoke_mem_connect(xdp_alloc, xdp_rxq);
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/net/openvswitch/actions.c b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> index 792ca44a461da..420eb19322e85 100644
> --- a/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> +++ b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> @@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ static int do_execute_actions(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  		int err = 0;
>  
>  		if (trace_ovs_do_execute_action_enabled())
> -			trace_ovs_do_execute_action(dp, skb, key, a, rem);
> +			trace_invoke_ovs_do_execute_action(dp, skb, key, a, rem);

Maybe we should just remove the guard here instead of calling the
invoke.  That seems better to me.  It wouldn't need to belong to this
series.

>  		/* Actions that rightfully have to consume the skb should do it
>  		 * and return directly.
> diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
> index e209099218b41..02451629e888e 100644
> --- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
> +++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
> @@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ int ovs_dp_upcall(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  	int err;
>  
>  	if (trace_ovs_dp_upcall_enabled())
> -		trace_ovs_dp_upcall(dp, skb, key, upcall_info);
> +		trace_invoke_ovs_dp_upcall(dp, skb, key, upcall_info);

Same as above.  Seems OVS tracepoints are the only ones that include
the guard without any real reason.

>  	if (upcall_info->portid == 0) {
>  		err = -ENOTCONN;
> diff --git a/net/sctp/outqueue.c b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
> index f6b8c13dafa4a..9831afbff070f 100644
> --- a/net/sctp/outqueue.c
> +++ b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
> @@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ int sctp_outq_sack(struct sctp_outq *q, struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
>  	/* SCTP path tracepoint for congestion control debugging. */
>  	if (trace_sctp_probe_path_enabled()) {
>  		list_for_each_entry(transport, transport_list, transports)
> -			trace_sctp_probe_path(transport, asoc);
> +			trace_invoke_sctp_probe_path(transport, asoc);
>  	}
>  
>  	sack_ctsn = ntohl(sack->cum_tsn_ack);
> diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
> index af442a5ef8f3d..01e07ec18c56c 100644
> --- a/net/tipc/node.c
> +++ b/net/tipc/node.c
> @@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ static bool tipc_node_check_state(struct tipc_node *n, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  
>  	if (trace_tipc_node_check_state_enabled()) {
>  		trace_tipc_skb_dump(skb, false, "skb for node state check");
> -		trace_tipc_node_check_state(n, true, " ");
> +		trace_invoke_tipc_node_check_state(n, true, " ");
>  	}
>  	l = n->links[bearer_id].link;
>  	if (!l)