Re: [PATCH] tracing, perf: add more power related events

[Ingo Molnar]

* Thomas Renninger <trenn@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Friday 17 September 2010 16:24:59 Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > * Jean Pihet <jean.pihet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > > Apropos documentation..., are the power trace events documented
> > > > somewhere?
> > >
> > > No. We need something like Documentation/trace/events-kmem.txt. I
> > > can write that with for the new power API.
> > Such a patch introducing events-power.txt would be most welcome!
> Better wait a bit...
> As soon as it exists, things are harder to change.
> As long as there isn't an API documented, there doesn't exist one
> (yes we want to have perf timechart, etc. still functional/compatible,
> but still, better let's do not the same mistake with some quick shots).

Music to my ears ;-) I was waiting for ACPI side feedback to all this, 
so whatever we do it would be nice to cover ARM and x86 as well - and in 
a single coherent framework.

[ You dont even have to document it, as good code is self-explanatory ;-) ]

Thanks,

	Ingo
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