16 Jun, 2009

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  • Many developers use "/debug/" or "/debugfs/" or "/sys/kernel/debug/"
    directory name to mount debugfs filesystem for ftrace according to
    ./Documentation/tracers/ftrace.txt file.

    And, three directory names(ex:/debug/, /debugfs/, /sys/kernel/debug/) is
    existed in kernel source like ftrace, DRM, Wireless, Documentation,
    Network[sky2]files to mount debugfs filesystem.

    debugfs means debug filesystem for debugging easy to use by greg kroah
    hartman. "/sys/kernel/debug/" name is suitable as directory name
    of debugfs filesystem.
    - debugfs related reference: http://lwn.net/Articles/334546/

    Fix inconsistency of directory name to mount debugfs filesystem.

    * From Steven Rostedt
    - find_debugfs() and tracing_files() in this patch.

    Signed-off-by: GeunSik Lim
    Acked-by : Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
    Reviewed-by : Steven Rostedt
    Reviewed-by : James Smart
    CC: Jiri Kosina
    CC: David Airlie
    CC: Peter Osterlund
    CC: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli
    CC: Anil S Keshavamurthy
    CC: Masami Hiramatsu
    Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

    GeunSik Lim
     

30 Apr, 2008

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