On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:59:16 +0800
Wang YanQing <[email protected]> wrote:
> Actually, they both are correct:
>
> default:
> if (tr->allocated_snapshot) {
> if (iter->cpu_file == RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS)
> tracing_reset_online_cpus(&tr->max_buffer);
> else
> tracing_reset(&tr->max_buffer, iter->cpu_file);
> }
> break;
> }
>
> It does nothing if it isn't allocated.
>
> Perhaps we need it to say "(but does not allocate or free)"
>
> -- Steve
>
> Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <[email protected]>
> ---
> I think "Clears and frees" are reasonable, and
> "Clears and allocates are not so reasonable, so
> we don't need to say not allocate. But it is help
> information, so make it more clearer is also acceptable. :)
I'm getting ready to go to Linux Con / Linux Plumbers. I wont be able to
get to this before, and may not be able to get to it while I'm there.
As the original is technically correct, I'll put this into my 3.13
queue.
Thanks,
-- Steve
>
> kernel/trace/trace.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
> index 7974ba2..d5f7c4d 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
> @@ -2760,7 +2760,7 @@ static void show_snapshot_main_help(struct seq_file *m)
> seq_printf(m, "# echo 0 > snapshot : Clears and frees snapshot
> buffer\n");
> seq_printf(m, "# echo 1 > snapshot : Allocates snapshot buffer, if not
> already allocated.\n");
> seq_printf(m, "# Takes a snapshot of the main
> buffer.\n");
> - seq_printf(m, "# echo 2 > snapshot : Clears snapshot buffer (but does
> not allocate)\n");
> + seq_printf(m, "# echo 2 > snapshot : Clears snapshot buffer (but does
> not allocate or free)\n");
> seq_printf(m, "# (Doesn't have to be '2' works
> with any number that\n");
> seq_printf(m, "# is not a '0' or '1')\n");
> }
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