Re: [PATCH v3] trace: Add x86 irq vector entry/exit tracepoints

[Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 03:08:48PM -0700, Vaibhav Nagarnaik wrote:
> Breaking this patch up in different small ones makes sense. Can you
> comment on this proposal for the following trace events?
> 
> For tracepoints in generic IRQ handlers:
> 1. trace_timer_vector - takes an enum for BROADCAST, HRTIMER, ONESHOT,
>    PERIODIC and NOHZ.

Have you read my previous email entirely? 

Where I explained we shouldn't use that vector naming outside of low
level archs, and that those enums break tracing granularity?

> 2. trace_irq_work_vector - for IRQ_WORK_VECTOR

trace_irq_work_run() should be enough. And people can add
trace_irq_work_queue() if they need to one day.


> 3. trace_reschedule_vector - for RESCHEDULE_IPI vector

trace_reschedule_interrupt()


> 4. trace_call_function_vector - takes an enum for CALL_FUNCTION and
>    CALL_FUNCTION_SINGLE

Two seperate tracepoints should be better.


> Another trace event for arch-specific IRQ vectors which don't have
> generic event handlers:
> 5. trace_platform_irq_vector - takes an enum, which is defined in
>    asm/irq.h for each platform. This is traced in arch-specific files
>    only.

Yep. For this perhaps an enum can make sense.

Thanks.