linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tracing: Add register read and write tracing support

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Date:   Mon, 28 Sep 2020 07:20:05 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Prasad Sodagudi <psodagud@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     rostedt@...dmis.org, mingo@...hat.com, keescook@...omium.org,
        saiprakash.ranjan@...eaurora.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, anton@...msg.org, arnd@...db.de,
        catalin.marinas@....com, ccross@...roid.com, jbaron@...mai.com,
        jim.cromie@...il.com, joe@...ches.com, joel@...lfernandes.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tracing: Add register read and write tracing support

On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 05:34:50PM -0700, Prasad Sodagudi wrote:
> +config TRACE_RW
> +	bool "Register read/write tracing"
> +	select TRACING
> +	default n

n is always the default, no need to list it.

And you only did this for one arch, yet you made a generic kernel config
option, is that really wise?

thanks,

greg k-h