Re: [patch 1/1] ipw2100: remove by-hand function entry/exit debugging

From: Jeff Garzik
Date: Wed Sep 07 2005 - 19:52:57 EST


David S. Miller wrote:
From: Ingo Oeser <netdev@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 15:39:08 +0200


Jeff Garzik wrote:

I find them useful in my own drivers; they are definitely not pure noise.

gcc -finstrument-functions


I was going to mention this as well, and also the idea to
enable CONFIG_MCOUNT on a per-file basis.

We should never be doing by hand what can be automated.


As long as nobody breaks the primary maintainer's primary method of debugging, patches are welcome...

Jeff


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