* Mike Travis <travis@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Nothing actually uses the uv_trace() methods, plus nobody actually > > sets uv_trace_func. > > > > Whatever hack this is, it has no place in the upstream kernel. I'll > > queue up a revert to make this pushable in this merge window. > > [...] > > Currently the uvtrace function is a separate module built out of tree. > It's pretty much prototype right now so not quite ready for general use. > It's used mostly to debug problems that are timing and/or load sensitive > as it's a very low overhead trace module that includes high resolution > timing. > > Should I do this differently, perhaps with a register function? Out of tree code essentially does not exist as far as the upstream kernel is concerned - especially if it causes crappy upstream code... So either turn it into something clean and mergable, or patch your kernel and hide the uglies from others. Thanks, Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tip-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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