Re: [patch 2/8] 2.6.22-rc3 perfmon2 : Debug messages added

From: Stephane Eranian
Date: Wed Jun 20 2007 - 16:22:43 EST


David,

On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 12:49:05PM -0700, David Rientjes wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, Robert Richter wrote:
>
> > Debug messages added for better debugging.
> >
>
> And you added BUG_ON()'s.
>
> > Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > Index: linux-2.6.22-rc3/perfmon/perfmon_file.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux-2.6.22-rc3.orig/perfmon/perfmon_file.c
> > +++ linux-2.6.22-rc3/perfmon/perfmon_file.c
> > @@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ static int pfm_mmap(struct file *file, s
> > unsigned long flags;
> > int ret;
> >
> > + PFM_DBG("pfm_file_ops");
>
> After commenting on your first set of patches, I've been using it a little
> more. In my use, these debugging messages weren't very helpful because
> "pfm_file_ops" can indicate pfm_mmap, pfm_read, pfm_poll, etc. Could
> these be changed to be more specific based on the function they're in?
>
the PFM_DBG() macro adds the CPU, function name and line number to the
printed string.

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-Stephane
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