Re: [PATCH v5 4/4] tracing/Documentation: Add a section about backup instance

[Steven Rostedt]

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:24:49 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > +
> > > +When the boot up, the previous data in the`boot_map` is copied to "backup"  
> > 
> >   s/When the boot up/On boot up/                   copied to the "backup"  
> 
> Ah, thanks,
> 
> >   
> > > +instance, and the "sched:*" and "irq:*" events for current boot are traced on  
> > 
> >                                                   for the current boot are traced in
> > 
> >   
> > > +"boot_map". Thus user can read the previous boot data from the "backup" instance  
> 
>    ^ the "boot_map".

Nope ;-)  In this case, leaving out the "the" is appropriate. Now you would
need article if it was: the "boot_map" instance

But because you left out "instance" you don't need the article, as
"boot_map" is a name of an object and doesn't need the article when used by
itself.

You wouldn't use an article with:

  The code was written by Steven.

But you would if you said:

  The code was written by the Steven person.

 ;-)

> > 
> > Definite articles are a pain ;-)  

As I said. Definite articles in English are a pain ;)

-- Steve