linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] dynamic_debug: allow to work if debugfs is disabled

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Message-ID: <20200123084847.GA435637@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:48:47 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] dynamic_debug: allow to work if debugfs is disabled

On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 01:43:46PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> If you make any more changes:
> 
> On 1/22/20 11:31 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
> > index 252e5ef324e5..41f43a373a6a 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
> > @@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ If you make a mistake with the syntax, the write will fail thus::
> >  				<debugfs>/dynamic_debug/control
> >    -bash: echo: write error: Invalid argument
> >  
> > +Note, for systems without 'debugfs' enabled, the control file can be
> > +also found in ``/proc/dynamic_debug/control``.
> 
> Mostly drop the "also".  How about:
> 
> > +Note, for systems without 'debugfs' enabled, the control file is located
> > +in ``/proc/dynamic_debug/control``.

Much nicer, I'll respin it with this change, thanks for the review!

greg k-h