Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] docs: tracing: Refactor index.rst for clarity

[Bagas Sanjaya]

On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 05:02:30PM +0530, Purva Yeshi wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/trace/index.rst b/Documentation/trace/index.rst
> index fecc4adf7..5ddd47ee7 100644
> --- a/Documentation/trace/index.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/trace/index.rst
> @@ -1,39 +1,103 @@
> -==========================
> -Linux Tracing Technologies
> -==========================
> +================================
> +Linux Tracing Technologies Guide
> +================================
> +
> +Tracing in the Linux kernel is a powerful mechanism that allows
> +developers and system administrators to analyze and debug system
> +behavior. This guide provides documentation on various tracing
> +frameworks and tools available in the Linux kernel.
> +
> +Introduction to Tracing
> +-----------------------
> +
> +This section provides an overview of Linux tracing mechanisms
> +and debugging approaches.
>  
>  .. toctree::
>     :maxdepth: 1
>  
> -   ftrace-design
> +   debugging
> +   tracepoints
>     tracepoint-analysis
> +   ring-buffer-map
> +
> +Core Tracing Frameworks
> +-----------------------
> +
> +The following are the primary tracing frameworks integrated into
> +the Linux kernel.
> +
> +.. toctree::
> +   :maxdepth: 1
> +
>     ftrace
> +   ftrace-design
>     ftrace-uses
> -   fprobe
>     kprobes
>     kprobetrace
>     uprobetracer
>     fprobetrace
> -   tracepoints
> +   fprobe
> +   ring-buffer-design
> +
> +Event Tracing and Analysis
> +--------------------------
> +
> +A detailed explanation of event tracing mechanisms and their
> +applications.
> +
> +.. toctree::
> +   :maxdepth: 1
> +
>     events
>     events-kmem
>     events-power
>     events-nmi
>     events-msr
> -   mmiotrace
> +   boottime-trace
>     histogram
>     histogram-design
> -   boottime-trace
> -   debugging
> -   hwlat_detector
> -   osnoise-tracer
> -   timerlat-tracer
> +
> +Hardware and Performance Tracing
> +--------------------------------
> +
> +This section covers tracing features that monitor hardware
> +interactions and system performance.
> +
> +.. toctree::
> +   :maxdepth: 1
> +
>     intel_th
> -   ring-buffer-design
> -   ring-buffer-map
>     stm
>     sys-t
>     coresight/index
> -   user_events
>     rv/index
>     hisi-ptt
> +   mmiotrace
> +   hwlat_detector
> +   osnoise-tracer
> +   timerlat-tracer
> +
> +User-Space Tracing
> +------------------
> +
> +These tools allow tracing user-space applications and
> +interactions.
> +
> +.. toctree::
> +   :maxdepth: 1
> +
> +   user_events
> +
> +Additional Resources
> +--------------------
> +
> +For more details, refer to the respective documentation of each
> +tracing tool and framework.
> +
> +.. only:: subproject and html
> +
> +   Indices
> +   =======
> +
> +   * :ref:`genindex`
> \ No newline at end of file

LGTM, thanks!

Reviewed-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx>

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