linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] ftrace: add a tracepoint for __raise_softirq

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Date:	Thu, 14 May 2009 09:51:59 -0400
From:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>, mingo@...e.hu,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, fweisbec@...il.com,
	zhaolei@...fujitsu.com, laijs@...fujitsu.com,
	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] ftrace: add a tracepoint for
	__raise_softirq_irqoff()

* Steven Rostedt (rostedt@...dmis.org) wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 14 May 2009, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> > > From: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
> > > 
> > > This patch is modified from Mathieu Desnoyers' patch. The original patch
> > > can be found here: 
> > > 	http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123791201816245&w=2
> > > This tracepoint can trace the time stamp when softirq action is raised. 
> > > 
> > > Changelog for v1 -> v2: 
> > > 1: Use TRACE_EVENT instead of DEFINE_TRACE
> > > 2: Move the tracepoint from raise_softirq_irqoff() to
> > >    __raise_softirq_irqoff()
> > > 
> > > Changelog for v2 -> v3: 
> > > Move the definition of __raise_softifq_irqoff() to .c file when
> > > CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS is enabled, to avoid recursive includes
> > > 
> > > Changelog for v3 -> v4: 
> > > 1: Come back to v2, and use forward declarations to avoid
> > >    recursive includes as Mathieu's suggestion
> > > 2: Modifiy the tracepoint name
> > > 3: Add comments for this tracepoint
> > > 
> > 
> > This is a step in the right direction, but please see my email to Lai
> > about the fact that this assumes correct and undocumented include
> > dependencies in kernel/trace/events.c. Not explicitely stating the
> > include dependencies is a build error waiting to happen.
> > 
> > Including interrupt.h under a ifdef would allow keeping track of
> > TRACE_EVENT specific build dependencies neatly on a per header basis.
> 
> This is all moot, the events.c file no longer exists and as not an issue.
> 

OK, thanks for the update :)

Mathieu

> -- Steve
> 

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