linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/10] AXFS: axfs

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Date:	Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:39:36 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Cc:	carsteno@...ibm.com, jaredeh@...il.com,
	Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mtd <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>,
	tim.bird@...sony.com, nickpiggin@...oo.com.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/10] AXFS: axfs_profiling.c

On Thursday 21 August 2008, David Woodhouse wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 10:44 +0200, Carsten Otte wrote:
> >
> > Exporting profiling data for a file system in another file system 
> > (/proc) seems not very straigtforward to me. I think it is worth 
> > considering to export this information via the same mount point.
> 
> I would have said sysfs, rather than 'the same mount point'.
> 

Let me throw in debugfs as my preferred option. sysfs is for stable
interfaces, while profiling generally fits into the debugging category.

	Arnd <><
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