Re: [PATCH 2/2] ftrace: Create separate entry in MAINTAINERS for function hooks

[Mark Rutland]

On Thu, Oct 06, 2022 at 10:43:48AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The function hooks (ftrace) is a completely different subsystem from the
> general tracing. It manages how to attach callbacks to most functions in
> the kernel. It is also used by live kernel patching. It really is not part
> of tracing, although tracing uses it.
> 
> Create a separate entry for FUNCTION HOOKS (FTRACE) to be separate from
> tracing itself in the MAINTAINERS file.
> 
> Perhaps it shouldbe moved out of the kernel/trace directory, but that's
                  ^^
Missing space.

> for another time.
> 
> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>

Thanks, this should save some space in my INBOX!

Mark.

> ---
>  MAINTAINERS | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 86b8aa4c11cb..d95f5d3b4d37 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -8411,6 +8411,19 @@ L:	platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  S:	Maintained
>  F:	drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-tablet.c
>  
> +FUNCTION HOOKS (FTRACE)
> +M:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> +M:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +R:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
> +S:	Maintained
> +T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace.git
> +F:	Documentation/trace/ftrace*
> +F:	kernel/trace/ftrace*
> +F:	kernel/trace/fgraph.c
> +F:	arch/*/*/*/*ftrace*
> +F:	arch/*/*/*ftrace*
> +F:	include/*/ftrace.h
> +
>  FUNGIBLE ETHERNET DRIVERS
>  M:	Dimitris Michailidis <dmichail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -20615,14 +20628,10 @@ F:	drivers/char/tpm/
>  TRACING
>  M:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  M:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> -R:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
>  S:	Maintained
>  T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace.git
> -F:	Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
> -F:	arch/*/*/*/*ftrace*
> -F:	arch/*/*/*ftrace*
> +F:	Documentation/trace/*
>  F:	fs/tracefs/
> -F:	include/*/ftrace.h
>  F:	include/linux/trace*.h
>  F:	include/trace/
>  F:	kernel/trace/
> -- 
> 2.35.1