On 3/1/20 10:52 PM, Masami Hiramatsu wrote: > On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:59:45 -0800 > Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 2/28/20 12:30 AM, Masami Hiramatsu wrote: >>> Update boot configuration documentation. >>> >>> - Not using "config" abbreviation but configuration or description. >>> - Rewrite descriptions of node and its maxinum number. >>> - Add a section of use cases of boot configuration. >>> - Move how to use bootconfig to earlier section. >>> - Fix some typos, indents and format mistakes. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> >>> --- >>> Changes in v2: >>> - Fixes additional typos (Thanks Markus and Randy!) >>> - Change a section title to "Tree Structured Key". >>> --- >>> Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst | 180 +++++++++++++++++++----------- >>> Documentation/trace/boottime-trace.rst | 2 >>> 2 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-) >>> +Also, some subsystem may depend on the boot configuration, and it has own >>> +root key. For example, ftrace boot-time tracer uses "ftrace" root key to >>> +describe its options [2]_. In this case, you need to use the boot >>> +configuration. >> >> Does this say that "ftrace" requires use of bootconfig? >> It seems to say that. > > Ah, I got it. The last sentence is confusing. How about below? > > "If you want to use the boot-time tracer, you need to use the boot configuration." Yes, that is better. Thanks. -- ~Randy
