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    SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH]debugfs:Fix terminology inconsistency of dir name to mount debugfs filesystem.
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    On Monday 25 May 2009, GeunSik Lim wrote:
    > Hi all,
    >
    > I want to hear your opinions about this proposal for consistency of
    > mount directory to mount debugfs filesystem that need by ftrace
    > infrastructure. Um... I appended "RFC" word in the subject because this
    > mail is my proposal just.
    >
    >
    > commit 1766a83645706100b1829bb422f852ec757c6f4b
    > Author: GeunSik,Lim <leemgs1@gmail.com>
    > Date: Tue May 26 13:49:23 2009 +0900
    >
    > Fix terminology inconsistency of dir name to mount debugfs filesystem.
    >
    > Many developers use "/debug/" directory name to mount debugfs
    > filesystem for ftrace according to ./Documentation/tracers/ftrace.txt file.
    >
    > But, two directory names(ex:/debug/, /debugfs/) is existed in kernel
    > source like ftrace, DRM, Wireless, Network[sky2]files to mount debugfs
    > filesystem. I think that we don't have to select either "/debug/" directory
    > name or "/debugfs/" directory name for terminology consistency.
    >
    > debugfs means debug filesystem for debugging easy to use by greg
    > kroah hartman. "/debug/" name is suitable as directory name of debugfs for
    > tracing using ftrace like "/sys/" of sysfs(system filesystem). -debugfs
    > related reference: http://lwn.net/Articles/115405/
    >
    > Fix inconsistency of directory name according to duplicated
    > expression to mount debugfs.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: GeunSik Lim <geunsik.lim@samsung.com>

    For the WiMAX part, not really an issue:

    Acked-By: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky@linux.intel.com>



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