linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] tracing: Use pr_crit() instead of long fancy messages

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Date:   Thu, 1 Apr 2021 11:39:50 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>,
        Gary R Hook <gary.hook@....com>,
        Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Linux IOMMU <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Embedded <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] tracing: Use pr_crit() instead of long fancy messages

Hi Steven,

On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 3:40 PM Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:31:03 +0200
> Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be> wrote:
>
> > This reduces kernel size by ca. 0.5 KiB.
>
> If you are worried about size, disable tracing and it will go away
> entirely. 0.5KiB is a drop in the bucket compared to what tracing adds in
> size overhead.

Fair enough for this particular case, as tracing can be disabled.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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