linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 01/13] tools lib traceevent: Convert remaining %p[fF] users to %p[sS]

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Message-ID: <20190918152217.GR2680@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 18 Sep 2019 18:22:17 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        rafael@...nel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        Tzvetomir Stoyanov <tstoyanov@...are.com>,
        linux-trace-devel@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 01/13] tools lib traceevent: Convert remaining %p[fF]
 users to %p[sS]

On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 04:34:07PM +0300, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> There are no in-kernel %p[fF] users left. Convert the traceevent tool,
> too, to align with the kernel.

>  function. The _tep_ argument is the trace event parser context. The _name_ is
> -the name of the function, the string is copied internally. The _addr_ is
> -the start address of the function. The _mod_ is the kernel module
> -the function may be in (NULL for none).
> +the name of the function, the string is copied internally. The _addr_ is the
> +start address of the function. The _mod_ is the kernel module the function may
> +be in (NULL for none).

I think this is unneeded churn (reformating string). But since maintainer Acked
this, I don't care much. But think about burden to the Git index in million of
instances around the world.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko