linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] tracing: move tracing declarations from kernel.h to a dedicated header

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Message-ID: <aTNGuY24Y3sHkRiz@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 22:55:21 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: "Yury Norov (NVIDIA)" <yury.norov@...il.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] tracing: move tracing declarations from kernel.h
 to a dedicated header

On Fri, Dec 05, 2025 at 12:52:35PM -0500, Yury Norov (NVIDIA) wrote:
> Tracing is a half of the kernel.h in terms of LOCs, although it's
> a self-consistent part. It is intended for quick debugging purposes
> and isn't used by the normal tracing utilities.
> 
> Move it to a separate header. If someone needs to just throw a
> trace_printk() in their driver, they will not have to pull all
> the heavy tracing machinery.
> 
> This is a pure move, except for removing a few 'extern's.

Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko