linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs: move tracing tools

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Date:   Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:06:06 +0200
From:   Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...nel.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Costa Shulyupin <costa.shul@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: move tracing tools

On 4/25/23 19:48, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:02:30 +0300
> Costa Shulyupin <costa.shul@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
>> from list of development tools to user tools
>> because these tools work on running kernel
>> and are invoked from user mode
> Wait what? No!
> 
> The trace/ directory has a lot that is kernel internal only. Yes, it may
> explain how user space can interact with it, but it's also how internal
> kernel processes can use the ftrace infrastructure, and also explains a lot
> of the kernel design of that code.
> 
> NACK!

NACK++

-- Daniel