Re: [PATCH 10/10 -v3][RFC] tracing: Combine event filter_activeand enable into single flags field

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Tue May 11 2010 - 15:00:23 EST


On Tue, 2010-05-11 at 10:05 -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> * Steven Rostedt (rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:

> >
> > The comment should also be in Documentation, not here, since it would
> > affect users more than the developers.
>
> Typically, locking-related information belongs to comments close to the
> definition. I'm not sure why you say it affects users at all.

I thought you were concerned about changes to the filter not taking
affect immediately. But, yeah, if you are worried that developers should
know that the read value may change, then sure, comment at the code.

-- Steve


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