linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] tracing: Add linear buckets to histogram logic

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Date:   Wed, 7 Jul 2021 11:11:02 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Tom Zanussi <zanussi@...nel.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        "Daniel Bristot de Oliveira Subject: [PATCH] tracing:" 
        <bristot@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] tracing: Add linear buckets to histogram logic

On Wed, 7 Jul 2021 07:00:32 -0700
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org> wrote:

> > I feel is farther from log2 than my version. Stating that "~" means
> > approximation, what does "0 ~ 99" really mean?  
> 
> To me, it means "range".  The original intention was to
> express [FROM, TO) and I thought we can omit the FROM
> since it's same as TO of the previous line.  But we can use
> inclusive ranges with FROM and TO for clarity.
> 
> But it's up to you.  I don't object to your change.

Thanks, I'd like to keep it as is. Unless Tom has any issues with it.

Tom?

-- Steve