linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH]trace,x86: add x86 irq vector tracepoints

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Date:	Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:20:19 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi@....com>
cc:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"fweisbec@...il.com" <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	"'mingo@...e.hu' (mingo@...e.hu)" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"vnagarnaik@...gle.com" <vnagarnaik@...gle.com>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"dle-develop@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<dle-develop@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Satoru Moriya <satoru.moriya@....com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH]trace,x86: add x86 irq vector tracepoints

On Fri, 13 Jul 2012, Seiji Aguchi wrote:

> > Those x86 specific ones are not really frequently raised vectors,
> > so enabling them all won't affect performance and readability of
> > the traces too much.
> 
> OK. I will unify these to a single tracepoint.
> "x86_irq_vector" or so?

I'd rather see a real generic one, which can be used by other
architectures for their esoteric non common vectors as well.

Something like misc_vector_entry/exit. Any better name is welcome :)

Thanks,

	tglx


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