documentation: Add links to TRACE_EVENT documentation Existing tracepoint documentation doesn't mention the popular TRACE_EVENT macro. Since an excellent series of articles on proper usage already exists, respective links are added to the existing documentation. Signed-off-by: Stefan Raspl <raspl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) --- a/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt @@ -99,3 +99,8 @@ core kernel image or in modules. If the tracepoint has to be used in kernel modules, an EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL() or EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL() can be used to export the defined tracepoints. + +Note: The convenience macro TRACE_EVENT provides an alternative way to + define tracepoints. Check http://lwn.net/Articles/379903, + http://lwn.net/Articles/381064 and http://lwn.net/Articles/383362 + for a series of articles with more details. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
