linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][GIT PULL][v3.7] trace: Don't declare trace_*

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Message-ID: <20120919153446.GA2455@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:34:47 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][GIT PULL][v3.7] trace: Don't declare trace_*_rcuidle
 functions in modules

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 05:20:28PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
> 
> > Ingo,
> > 
> > Josh made a change to the tracing code that affects both the 
> > work Paul McKenney and I are currently doing. At the last 
> > Kernel Summit back in August, Linus said when such a case 
> > exists, it is best to make a separate branch based off of his 
> > tree and place the change there. This way, the repositories 
> > that need to share the change can both pull them in and the 
> > SHA1 will match for both. Whichever branch is pulled in first 
> > by Linus will also pull in the necessary change for the other 
> > branch as well.
> > 
> > I made a separate branch from Linus's v3.6-rc5 (called 
> > tip/perf/rcu) and applied Josh's change to it. Could you 
> > please pull this into perf/core and whatever branch that Paul 
> > needs it in. Or just have Paul pull this change as well.
> 
> Ok, pulled it into tip:core/rcu and then merged core/rcu into 
> perf/core.

And I have rebased on top of tip:core/rcu and removed the exports
as part of the mondo rebase to address Peter's review feedback.

							Thanx, Paul

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