Messages in this thread | | | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] Clean up x86 CPU feature setup | Date | Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:41:16 +0200 |
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On Saturday 21 April 2007 00:49:48 Chuck Ebbert wrote: > x86 CPU feature flag setup has become impossible to debug. > Every user just does set_bit()/clear_bit() or writes the > entire set to change the flags, so there's no way to trace > how they're being set.
Just use grep or printk? It is not *that* complicated.
> This patchset creates an API and debug messages for tracking > how the flags get set. It's not nearly done, but I want to > know whether or not to continue.
I don't see any particular value. In theory we could add a "debug API" for nearly everything, but in practice it is usually not needed. Like here.
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