linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] tracing: Add eventfs file to help with debugging any more issues

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=whAkgy10YVwjQGn1AO=1ZFc193ujvMXwmDOJAc=Jaeg5A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:28:57 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Ajay Kaher <akaher@...are.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] tracing: Add eventfs file to help with debugging any
 more issues

On Wed, 13 Sept 2023 at 16:28, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
>
> tracing: Add eventfs file to help with debugging any more issues
>
> While debugging the eventfs dynamic file creation issues, creating a file
> in tracefs that exposed what dentries that were created along with their ref
> counts proved invaluable.

Honestly, this is neither a bug-fix, nor does it seem to make any
sense at all in the main tree.

This really feels like a "temporary debug patch for tracing developers".

              Linus