linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] trace,x86: Add external_interrupts to the irq

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Date:   Fri, 5 Apr 2019 23:15:34 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com>
cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Clark Williams <williams@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] trace,x86: Add external_interrupts to the
 irq_vectors class

On Mon, 1 Apr 2019, Daniel Bristot de Oliveira wrote:

> Currently, the irq_vectors is showing the entry and exit events for
> the interrupts of the architecture, but not for external interrupts.

Those are covered by the irq tracepoints. Is there a really good reason why
we need both?

Thanks,

	tglx