Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] New utility: 'trace' | | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | | Date | Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:53:49 +0100 |
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On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 14:43 +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote: > > > Yes, trace_printk() is a pure debug interface, solely meant for the edit > > + reboot cycle. > > So why prevent from making it even more handy? > > > > If you want anything more than that we've got tracepoints. The rule up > > until now has been to never merge a trace_printk() user. > > Sure, that doesn't change the core idea of trace_prink(): none of them must > be merged. That new event interface would just make private uses of trace_printk() > more convenient.
I don't get it, if you don't want it, why put it there in the first place?
I've never found myself thinking, oh damn, I didn't want to see that one!, only damn, I should have added more :-)
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