linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 4/7] rcu: RCU_TRACE enables event tracing as well as debugfs

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 14 Nov 2016 08:57:10 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        dvhart@...ux.intel.com, fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com,
        bobby.prani@...il.com, Nikolay Borisov <kernel@...p.com>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 4/7] rcu: RCU_TRACE enables event tracing as well as debugfs

From: Nikolay Borisov <kernel@...p.com>

The commit brings the RCU_TRACE Kconfig option's help text up to date
by noting that it enables additional event tracing as well as debugfs.

Signed-off-by: Nikolay Borisov <kernel@...p.com>
[ paulmck:  Do some wordsmithing. ]
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 lib/Kconfig.debug | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 33bc56cf60d7..4a431f18f218 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1430,7 +1430,8 @@ config RCU_TRACE
 	select TRACE_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This option provides tracing in RCU which presents stats
-	  in debugfs for debugging RCU implementation.
+	  in debugfs for debugging RCU implementation.  It also enables
+	  additional tracepoints for ftrace-style event tracing.
 
 	  Say Y here if you want to enable RCU tracing
 	  Say N if you are unsure.
-- 
2.5.2