Re: [GIT PULL] tracing: Updates for 7.2

From: Linus Torvalds

Date: Fri Jun 19 2026 - 11:44:18 EST


On Fri, 19 Jun 2026 at 08:19, Yury Norov <yury.norov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The Steven's point is the convenience for developers to throw
> trace_printk() here and there without including any headers.

Steven's point isn't a point. It's just fantasy.

trace_printk() isn't special. It's not even common. And people who add
debugging printk's can add a header file to their own hackery, rather
than hurt everybody else.

Linus