linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tracing/documentation: document dynamic ftracer internals

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Date:	Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:01:04 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tracing/documentation: document dynamic ftracer
 internals

Hi Mike,

On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 03:13 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
> ---
> your presentations helped to clarify a bit more what the dynamic code
> actually was doing.  the ifdef mess and multiple runtime patching locs
> were throwing me off before.

Thanks!

> 
> after experimenting with the Blackfin dynamic ftrace port under a simulator,
> this is what i think ive figured out.  please double check my assumptions.
> 
> btw, nice presentation at ols.  hope i didnt harass you too much ;).
> 
>  Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.txt |  153 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  include/linux/ftrace.h                |    5 +
>  2 files changed, 153 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Looks good, I pulled it into my queue for 2.6.36.

-- Steve


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