linux-kernel - Re: [patch 01/25] ftrace: remove unneeded documentation

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Message-Id: <20080804144922.393555d8.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:49:22 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>,
	Domenico Andreoli <cavokz@...il.com>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rbranco@...checkpoint.com>,
	Jake Edge <jake@....net>, Eugene Teo <eteo@...hat.com>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [patch 01/25] ftrace: remove unneeded documentation

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:42:20 -0400 (EDT) Steven Rostedt wrote:

> 
> On Mon, 4 Aug 2008, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> > 2.6.26-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> 
> Well, I object to this patch, but I'm sure I'll be ignored.
> 
> -- Steve

You could argue that it doesn't meet stable rules criteria, but the file
isn't needed and can be confusing, so it makes sense to me to remove it.


> > 
> > ------------------
> > 
> > 
> > There is no ftrace in the 2.6.26 kernel release, so remove the
> > documentation as it isn't needed.
> > 
> > Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> 


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~Randy
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