linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] kmemtrace over tracepoints (resubmit)

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Date:	Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:56:16 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Eduard - Gabriel Munteanu <eduard.munteanu@...ux360.ro>
Cc:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@...ibm.com>,
	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] kmemtrace over tracepoints (resubmit)

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 09:41:26AM +0200, Eduard - Gabriel Munteanu wrote:
> Hi again,
> 
> I've figured out a way to minimally modify RCU headers. If you still think
> splitting RCU headers is a good idea, let me know, but this is meant to get
> kmemtrace in Linus' tree as soon as possible.

I am only in favor of splitting the RCU headers if someone -really-
needs it.  ;-)

So if this works, go for it!!!

							Thanx, Paul

> I also renamed tracers as Pekka suggested.
> 
> Let me know what you think.
> 
> 
> 	Cheers,
> 	Eduard
> 
> 
> Eduard - Gabriel Munteanu (2):
>   RCU: Don't include unnecessary headers, allow kmemtrace w/
>     tracepoints.
>   kmemtrace: Use tracepoints instead of markers.
> 
>  include/linux/kmemtrace.h  |   91 +++++++++++------------------------------
>  include/linux/rcuclassic.h |    1 -
>  include/linux/rcupdate.h   |    1 -
>  include/linux/rcupreempt.h |    2 +-
>  include/linux/slab_def.h   |    9 ++--
>  include/linux/slub_def.h   |   12 ++----
>  lib/Kconfig.debug          |    2 +-
>  mm/kmemtrace.c             |   96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>  mm/slab.c                  |   25 +++++------
>  mm/slob.c                  |   27 +++++-------
>  mm/slub.c                  |   30 +++++--------
>  11 files changed, 140 insertions(+), 156 deletions(-)
> 
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