linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tracing/events: Add module tracepoints

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.0907221115020.1059@gandalf.stny.rr.com>
Date:	Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:16:06 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tracing/events: Add module tracepoints


On Wed, 22 Jul 2009, Li Zefan wrote:

> Rusty Russell wrote:
> > On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:26:33 pm Li Zefan wrote:
> >> Add trace points to trace module_load, module_free, module_get,
> >> module_put and module_request, and use trace_event facility
> >> to get the trace output.
> > 
> > Hi Li Zefan,
> > 
> >    I don't know anything about tracing, but the module code changes look
> > simple and fine to me.
> > 
> 
> I guess I can take this as an ack. :)

I'll take it as an ack too ;-)

> 
> Tracing is used to have a deep insight into the system, analyse
> performance issue, help debugging, dump info at system panic,
> etc..

Looks good. I'm currently doing some maintenance on my systems, but once 
that is done, I'll go ahead and queue up your patches.

Thanks,

-- Steve

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