FAILED: patch "[PATCH] tracing: Tag trace_percpu_buffer as a percpu pointer" failed to apply to 4.4-stable tree

The patch below does not apply to the 4.4-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <[email protected]>.

thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From f28439db470cca8b6b082239314e9fd10bd39034 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Naveen N. Rao" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:04:39 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] tracing: Tag trace_percpu_buffer as a percpu pointer

Tag trace_percpu_buffer as a percpu pointer to resolve warnings
reported by sparse:
/linux/kernel/trace/trace.c:3218:46: warning: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces)
/linux/kernel/trace/trace.c:3218:46: expected void const [noderef] __percpu *__vpp_verify
/linux/kernel/trace/trace.c:3218:46: got struct trace_buffer_struct *
/linux/kernel/trace/trace.c:3234:9: warning: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces)
/linux/kernel/trace/trace.c:3234:9: expected void const [noderef] __percpu *__vpp_verify
/linux/kernel/trace/trace.c:3234:9: got int *

index e1f55851e53f..78ea542ce3bc 100644
@@ -3207,7 +3207,7 @@ struct trace_buffer_struct {
 	char buffer[4][TRACE_BUF_SIZE];
 };
 
-static struct trace_buffer_struct *trace_percpu_buffer;
+static struct trace_buffer_struct __percpu *trace_percpu_buffer;
 
 /*
  * This allows for lockless recording.  If we're nested too deeply, then

@@ -3236,7 +3236,7 @@ static void put_trace_buf(void)
 
 static int alloc_percpu_trace_buffer(void)
 {
-	struct trace_buffer_struct *buffers;
+	struct trace_buffer_struct __percpu *buffers;
 
 	if (trace_percpu_buffer)
 		return 0;