On 12/18/25 9:33 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:59:33 -0500
> Yury Norov <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I deem to drop trace_printk.h from kernel.h - it is more aligned with
>> the idea of unloading the header. The original motivation to keep
>> trace_printk.h in kernel.h was just because a similar printk.h is living
>> there. But after all, this is a purely debugging header, so no need for
>> almost every C file to bear debugging stuff.
>
> It is a big deal for debugging stuff. A lot of developers debug their code
> with trace_printk(), and do the "shotgun approach", where they cut and
> paste trace_printk()s all over their code in several files. Having to now add:
>
> #include <linux/trace_printk.h>
>
> whenever a trace_printk() is added is going to be a big PITA and slow down
> all debugging efforts.
Eh? Maybe a PITA, but surely not a big one.
Slow down "all debugging efforts?"
Please cut down on the hyperbole.
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~Randy
