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-rw-r--r--include/linux/ring_buffer.h14
-rw-r--r--kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c27
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
index 7fca71693ae..e061b4ecdc3 100644
--- a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
@@ -75,20 +75,6 @@ ring_buffer_event_time_delta(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
}
/*
- * ring_buffer_event_discard can discard any event in the ring buffer.
- * it is up to the caller to protect against a reader from
- * consuming it or a writer from wrapping and replacing it.
- *
- * No external protection is needed if this is called before
- * the event is commited. But in that case it would be better to
- * use ring_buffer_discard_commit.
- *
- * Note, if an event that has not been committed is discarded
- * with ring_buffer_event_discard, it must still be committed.
- */
-void ring_buffer_event_discard(struct ring_buffer_event *event);
-
-/*
* ring_buffer_discard_commit will remove an event that has not
* ben committed yet. If this is used, then ring_buffer_unlock_commit
* must not be called on the discarded event. This function
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 9d939e7ca92..092fe0c8fda 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2328,31 +2328,16 @@ static inline void rb_event_discard(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
}
/**
- * ring_buffer_event_discard - discard any event in the ring buffer
- * @event: the event to discard
- *
- * Sometimes a event that is in the ring buffer needs to be ignored.
- * This function lets the user discard an event in the ring buffer
- * and then that event will not be read later.
- *
- * Note, it is up to the user to be careful with this, and protect
- * against races. If the user discards an event that has been consumed
- * it is possible that it could corrupt the ring buffer.
- */
-void ring_buffer_event_discard(struct ring_buffer_event *event)
-{
- rb_event_discard(event);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_event_discard);
-
-/**
* ring_buffer_commit_discard - discard an event that has not been committed
* @buffer: the ring buffer
* @event: non committed event to discard
*
- * This is similar to ring_buffer_event_discard but must only be
- * performed on an event that has not been committed yet. The difference
- * is that this will also try to free the event from the ring buffer
+ * Sometimes an event that is in the ring buffer needs to be ignored.
+ * This function lets the user discard an event in the ring buffer
+ * and then that event will not be read later.
+ *
+ * This function only works if it is called before the the item has been
+ * committed. It will try to free the event from the ring buffer
* if another event has not been added behind it.
*
* If another event has been added behind it, it will set the event