linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] uprobes/tracing: Kill the pointless local_save_flags/preempt

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Date:	Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:12:05 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Anton Arapov <anton@...hat.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] uprobes/tracing: Kill the pointless
 local_save_flags/preempt_count calls

On Tue, 2013-04-09 at 16:58 +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:

> Hmm, just to remind which arguments trace_current_buffer_*() has?
> 
> Personally I disagree. And, for example, ftrace_syscall_enter/exit just
> use 0,0 for the same reason.
> 
> So please tell me if you really want the dummy variables/arguments, in
> this case I'll change this code even if I do not like it.

I'm not attached to it, so if you really don't like it, then sure, go
ahead and scrap it. I was just fueled by the hatred of "1" and "2" in
your other patch that it carried over to this one ;-)

-- Steve


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