linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] kcsan: Update Documentation/dev-tools/kcsan.rst

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Date:   Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:44:37 -0500
From:   Qian Cai <cai@....pw>
To:     Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>
Cc:     paulmck@...nel.org, andreyknvl@...gle.com, glider@...gle.com,
        dvyukov@...gle.com, kasan-dev@...glegroups.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, corbet@....net,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] kcsan: Update Documentation/dev-tools/kcsan.rst

On Wed, 2020-03-04 at 17:25 +0100, 'Marco Elver' via kasan-dev wrote:
>  Selective analysis
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> @@ -111,8 +107,8 @@ the below options are available:
>  
>  * Disabling data race detection for entire functions can be accomplished by
>    using the function attribute ``__no_kcsan`` (or ``__no_kcsan_or_inline`` for
> -  ``__always_inline`` functions). To dynamically control for which functions
> -  data races are reported, see the `debugfs`_ blacklist/whitelist feature.
> +  ``__always_inline`` functions). To dynamically limit for which functions to
> +  generate reports, see the `DebugFS interface`_ blacklist/whitelist feature.

As mentioned in [1], do it worth mentioning "using __no_kcsan_or_inline for
inline functions as well when CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING=y" ?

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/E9162CDC-BBC5-4D69-87FB-C93AB8B3D581@lca.pw/