linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 1/8] ftrace: add ftrace_init

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Date:   Mon, 4 Nov 2019 08:11:36 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Amit Daniel Kachhap <amit.kachhap@....com>
Cc:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        catalin.marinas@....com, deller@....de, duwe@...e.de,
        James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com, james.morse@....com,
        jeyu@...nel.org, jpoimboe@...hat.com, jthierry@...hat.com,
        linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...hat.com,
        peterz@...radead.org, svens@...ckframe.org,
        takahiro.akashi@...aro.org, will@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 1/8] ftrace: add ftrace_init_nop()

On Sat, 2 Nov 2019 17:49:00 +0530
Amit Daniel Kachhap <amit.kachhap@....com> wrote:

> Now that ftrace_init_nop is also an arch implemented function so it may 
> be added in Documentation/trace/ftrace-design.rst along with 
> ftrace_make_nop.
> In general also, adding some description about patchable-function-entry
> in kernel Documentation will be useful.

I think this part is outside the scope of this patch set. Honestly, I
need to chisel out some time to rewrite the ftrace-design document, as
that's been long needed. But that can come at a later time. I'm
currently rewriting some of it now, so it will be best to not waste
effort to update a document that will soon become stale. ;-)

-- Steve