linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] ftrace: do not update max buffer with no users

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0811130856451.7458@gandalf.stny.rr.com>
Date:	Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:59:25 -0500 (EST)
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Pekka Paalanen <pq@....fi>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] ftrace: do not update max buffer with no users


On Thu, 13 Nov 2008, Steven Rostedt wrote:

> Right now I'm thinking my other suggestion is the best. Just allocate the 
> max_tr.buffer and get rid of the CONFIG. This solution is very small, and 
> covers all corner cases.

And for 29, we can change the code so that the max_tr buffer is only 
allocated by request of a tracer at plugin time. In which we can do tests 
if the max_tr.buffer exists in the use cases, and warn if it does not (a 
plugin needs to request a max_tr buffer before using update_max_tr).

-- Steve

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