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On 12/01/2017 07:28 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> [ Sorry for HTML email crud - traveling and on mobile right now ]
> 
> On Nov 30, 2017 23:54, "Al Viro" <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> Would cause problems for tracepoints in there, though.  And that, BTW,
> is precisely why I don't want tracepoints in core VFS, TYVM - makes
> restructuring the code harder...
> 
> Just ignore them, see if anybody notices, and then they can add them back.
> Tracepoints shouldn't hold up kernel development, and I doubt these are
> ones that could be noticed by normal users.

Yep, agree, if it really gets in the way, then lets remove them for
now. After all, that was what was decided anyway.