linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/3] trace_seq: Move the trace

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFx_BVK6EvMTcTy218coYEhvMdw3AkygDtiZk5aHxa-fuA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 19 Jun 2014 18:45:57 -1000
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Dave Anderson <anderson@...hat.com>,
	Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/3] trace_seq: Move the trace_seq code to lib/

On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
> From: "Steven Rostedt (Red Hat)" <rostedt@...dmis.org>
>
> The trace_seq functions are rather useful outside of tracing.

They are? Why and where? And why are they still called "trace_xyz()" then?

That commit message is useless and contains no actual information.

                 Linus
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