linux-kernel - Re: trace/events: DECLARE vs DEFINE semantic

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Date:	Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:24:01 -0500
From:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
To:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
CC:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	mingo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	randy.dunlap@...cle.com, wcohen@...hat.com, fweisbec@...il.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, jbaron@...hat.com,
	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Subject: Re: trace/events: DECLARE vs DEFINE semantic



Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> * H. Peter Anvin (hpa@...or.com) wrote:
>> On 12/02/2009 02:57 PM, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
>>>>
>>>> TRACE_CLASS - Declares a class
>>>> TRACE_CLASS_EVENT - defines an event for said class
>>>> TRACE_EVENT - Declares a class and defines an event (as is today)
>>>
>>> Yep, it looks good! It's self-descriptive and don't require to explain
>>> what the thing is doing each time we refer to it. (however I feel a bit
>>> sad for Fred, Wilma and Barney) ;)
>>>
>>
>> Although you have to admit it's a bit confusing that:
>>
>> TRACE_EVENT = TRACE_CLASS + TRACE_CLASS_EVENT
>>
>> ... as opposed to ...
>>
>> TRACE_CLASS_EVENT = TRACE_CLASS + TRACE_EVENT
>>
>> 	-hpa
> 
> Then I would say that TRACE_EVENT should probably not have the
> side-effect of declaring a globally-reuseable class. Maybe under the
> hood it could create a privately-named class, but I don't see how it can
> be re-used by following TRACE_CLASS_EVENT without causing confusion.
> 
> I'd go for:
> 
> TRACE_CLASS - Declares/defines a class
> TRACE_CLASS_EVENT - Declares/defines an event for said class
> TRACE_EVENT - Declares/defines a private class and declares/defines an event

Agreed, I'd rather like this naming. :-)

Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>

Thank you!

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@...hat.com

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