Re: [PATCH -tip FIXED] ftrace: add nop tracer

[Frédéric Weisbecker]

2008/9/19 Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>:
>
> * Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> It seems we have two "none" tracers now. Why not seeing this nop
>> tracer as an improvment of the current "none tracer" ?
>>
>> As a result the none tracer contained in trace.c could be replaced by
>> this new one as the default tracer. And that's said, that will enable
>> trace_printk by default even when no tracer is selected by the user.
>>
>> What do you think about it?
>
> hmm ... good idea. There are some special properties of the none tracer
> (it inhibits trace output for example), and those should be discontinued
> i guess.
>
>        Ingo
>

Ok. I will prepare a patch to submit this idea.
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