linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/5] infrastructure to debug (dynamic) objects

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.00.0803212215410.3781@apollo.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:	Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:24:53 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 2/5] infrastructure to debug (dynamic) objects

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > +	  If you say Y here, additional code will be inserted into the
> > +	  kernel to track the life time of various objects and validate
> 
>                               lifetime

Fixed.
 
> > +	help
> > +	  This enables checks whether a k/v free operation frees an area
> 
> Please say "kfree/vfree" so that we (I, others) don't have to think
> "what the heck is a k/v free operation?".

Ooops. Missed that one. Fixed it in the docs already.
 
> > +/*
> > + * We run out of memory. That means we probably have tons of objects
> 
>          ran

Sigh. This is one of the words which hunt me since school.

> > +/**
> > + * debug_object_init_on_stack - debug checks when an object on stack is
> > + *				initialized
> 
> Unfortunately the first line of kernel-doc notation ("short description")
> is limited to one line.  Even if it exceeds 80 columns.  :(

Fixed
 
Thanks,

	tglx
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