linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/11] ftrace: only have ftrace

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Message-Id: <20081022121128.5acc9ae0.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:11:28 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, fweisbec@...il.com,
	sagar.abhishek@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net, tglx@...utronix.de,
	peterz@...radead.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	srostedt@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/11] ftrace: only have ftrace_kill atomic

On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:43:18 -0400
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:

> Only have a way to completely disable ftrace in atomic sections.
> 

I have NFI what that means.

More importantly there is no explanation for *why* this change is being
made.


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