Re: [PATCH] Documentation/trace: Correcting and extending tracepoint documentation

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On Sat, 24 Aug 2013, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:

> * Zoltan Kiss (zoltan.kiss@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > The sample missed the moving of the header files into the events subdirectory.
> > I've also extended it based on the existing headers, and mentioned the tiny
> > but important role of CREATE_TRACE_POINTS.
> 
> Given that we expect tracepoints to be used though the TRACE_EVENT
> wrapper, it makes sense indeed. A small nit below:
> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Zoltan Kiss <zoltan.kiss@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt |   19 +++++++++++++++++--
> >  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt b/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt
> > index da49437..e8e3c4b 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt
> > @@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ Two elements are required for tracepoints :
> >  
> >  In order to use tracepoints, you should include linux/tracepoint.h.
> >  
> > -In include/trace/subsys.h :
> > +In include/trace/events/subsys.h :
> > +
> > +#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
> > +#define TRACE_SYSTEM subsys
> > +
> > +#if !defined(_TRACE_SUBSYS_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
> > +#define _TRACE_SUBSYS_H
> >  
> >  #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
> >  
> > @@ -48,10 +54,16 @@ DECLARE_TRACE(subsys_eventname,
> >  	TP_PROTO(int firstarg, struct task_struct *p),
> >  	TP_ARGS(firstarg, p));
> >  
> > +#endif /* _TRACE_SUBSYS_H */
> > +
> > +/* This part must be outside protection */
> > +#include <trace/define_trace.h>
> > +
> >  In subsys/file.c (where the tracing statement must be added) :
> >  
> > -#include <trace/subsys.h>
> > +#include <trace/events/subsys.h>
> >  
> > +#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
> >  DEFINE_TRACE(subsys_eventname);
> >  
> >  void somefct(void)
> > @@ -72,6 +84,9 @@ Where :
> >  - TP_ARGS(firstarg, p) are the parameters names, same as found in the
> >    prototype.
> >  
> > +- if you use the header in multiple source files, #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
> > +  should appear only in one source file
> 
> Missing dot at the end of the sentence above.
> 
> Other than that,
> 
> Acked-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

I have added the dot and applied :)

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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