[PATCH v3 1/2] powerpc: split ftrace bits into a separate file

Steven Rostedt rostedt at goodmis.org
Wed Mar 1 01:11:47 AEDT 2017


On Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:04:15 +1100
Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au> wrote:

kernel/trace/ftrace.c more obvious.
> 
> I don't know if it's really worth keeping the names the same across
> arches, especially as we already have:
> 
>   arch/arm64/kernel/entry-ftrace.S
>   arch/arm/kernel/entry-ftrace.S
>   arch/blackfin/kernel/ftrace-entry.S
>   arch/metag/kernel/ftrace_stub.S
> 
> But we can rename it if you feel strongly about it.

Hmm, perhaps "entry-ftrace.S" would be the better name. I never liked
the "mcount.S" name.

-- Steve


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