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[195.23.151.163]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 5b1f17b1804b1-4b7efb0d7a7sm160715905e9.9.2026.11.08.08.55.09 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:55:10 -0800 (PST) Sender: Julian Braha Message-ID: <7fdab163-e48e-4353-bbec-c9d12eea4441@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2026 16:55:09 +0000 X-Mailing-List: outreachy@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Tracepoint project: draft timeline for feedback To: Temitope obabi , outreachy@lists.linux.dev Cc: Steven Rostedt , julia.lawall@inria.fr References: <20261108114700.538-1-obabitemitope765@gmail.com> Content-Language: en-US From: Julian Braha In-Reply-To: <20261108114700.538-1-obabitemitope765@gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------EJTV0vmtrYboCYiguUK00sSF" This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --------------EJTV0vmtrYboCYiguUK00sSF Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------sBTYxPufahBjE6gFZ0rFU5Nu"; protected-headers="v1"; hp="clear" Message-ID: <7fdab163-e48e-4353-bbec-c9d12eea4441@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2026 16:55:09 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Tracepoint project: draft timeline for feedback To: Temitope obabi , outreachy@lists.linux.dev Cc: Steven Rostedt , julia.lawall@inria.fr References: <20261108114700.538-1-obabitemitope765@gmail.com> Content-Language: en-US From: Julian Braha In-Reply-To: <20261108114700.538-1-obabitemitope765@gmail.com> --------------sBTYxPufahBjE6gFZ0rFU5Nu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 11/8/26 11:47, Temitope obabi wrote: > Hi Steven and Julian, >=20 > As part of my Outreachy application, I need a project timeline for > removing unused tracepoints. Here is my draft, based on the patches I > have sent so far (assuming about 12 weeks): >=20 > Weeks 1-2: Set up the kernel build with tracing enabled. List candidate= > tracepoints by checking which definitions have no callers. Choose the > first subsystems to work on, and ask you which ones you prefer. I think you already have the kernel build setup with tracing enabled for your existing patches, right? Also, it may be better to rotate across the different subsystems. Otherwise, it may overwhelm each maintainer to receive many patches within one week. >=20 > Weeks 3-5: Send removal patches in small batches, one subsystem at a > time. For each one, check the callers and search lore for duplicates > first. Then build, run checkpatch, send to the maintainers from > get_maintainer, and Cc you and the Outreachy list. >=20 > Weeks 6-8: Handle review feedback and send v2 or v3 as needed. Keep a > list of what is sent, accepted or waiting, and follow up politely on > patches with no reply. >=20 > Weeks 9-10: Take on harder cases, such as tracepoints that look unused > but might be used by tools like trace-cmd or perf. Ask Steven before > removing anything unclear. >=20 > Weeks 11-12: Follow up on unmerged patches, update the status list, and= > write the final report. >=20 > Do you think this is realistic? Is there anything you would add, remove= > or change? >=20 > Thank you, > Temitope >=20 --------------sBTYxPufahBjE6gFZ0rFU5Nu-- --------------EJTV0vmtrYboCYiguUK00sSF Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="OpenPGP_signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="OpenPGP_signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- wnsEABYIACMWIQT6qjll++tIFxF8TUPElYPCBXNxIAUCavCpbQUDAAAAAAAKCRDElYPCBXNxIIG4 AQDS+QGfRJVOqd/vh3QFBr4pTePMgQfIcRU6DyJUomTRnAEAg+GOwcChpyuJQtB0stNOg/4R+aBs ji8jOteIUCcH6AY= =u4nB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------EJTV0vmtrYboCYiguUK00sSF--