Re: [PATCH 2/2] ftrace: document basic ftracer/ftracer graph needs

[Steven Rostedt]

On Wed, 10 Jun 2009, Mike Frysinger wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 14:45, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Jun 2009, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> >> there should be at least tips in each HAVE_XXX as to where to look for
> >> implementation details.
> >
> > That can be opening a can of worms.
> 
> no it isnt:
> config HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
>     bool
>     help
>       Please see Documentation/trace/ftrace-implementation.txt

I'm fine with that, I was thing something else.

> 
> > Really, the focus of the documentation in Kconfig is about why things must
> > be selected, not how to implement the code to add that selection.
> 
> except that some of these defines come from the exact implementation details.
> 
> > If there's a HAVE_XXX in Kconfig that I want to see how to implement it, I
> > go off and do 'grep -r XXX Documentation'.
> 
> i look for the source of the define because ive given up on the
> Documentation actually being relevant

And you think documentation in Kconfig will be updated??

-- Steve

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