Re: [PATCH -tip v3 4/7] kprobes: Ignore break_handler

[Masami Hiramatsu]

On Fri, 18 May 2018 08:20:34 +0200
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> * Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Ignore break_handler related code because it was only
> > used by jprobe and jprobe is removed.
> 
> I changed this description to:
> 
>  ============
>  Subject: kprobes: Don't call the ->break_handler() in generic kprobes code
> 
>  Don't call the ->break_handler() from the core kprobes code, because it was only 
>  used by jprobes which got removed.
> 
>  ( In a followup patch we'll remove the remaining calls in low level 
>    arch handlers as well and remove the callback altogether. )
>  ============
> 
> Please try to be a lot less vague in changelogs when it's possible and relevant!
> 
> I.e. saying "Ignore break_handler related code" is annoyingly vague, it doesn't 
> explain things well at all. Saying "Don't call the ->break_handler()" is just as 
> compact, yet it also makes it very clear what's done in the patch...

OK, I'll try to describe more concretely and straightforwardly.

Thank you for telling me your advice!!

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	Ingo


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