Re: [Path -tip 1/3] Tracing/ftrace: Change the type of theprint_line callback

From: Pekka Paalanen
Date: Mon Sep 29 2008 - 11:04:30 EST


On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:11:15 +0200
"Frédéric Weisbecker" <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 2008/9/28 Pekka Paalanen <pq@xxxxxx>:
>

[static int print_trace_line(struct trace_iterator *iter)]

> > Shouldn't the return type be bool?
> > If it's not, reading this function makes me wonder about the conversion
> > from enum to int, i.e. what is the meaning of the int.
>
> Actually it should be enum print_line_t. I forgot to change its type.
> But we need to check its return value as an enum print_line_t.

Is print_line_t necessary? Does it have to return any other information than
"this entry was handled somehow" vs. "this entry must be handled later"?
Currently it's just a flag to say "please flush and retry".

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Pekka Paalanen
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