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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] tools lib traceevent: Introduce pevent_strerror
From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 07:18 +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:

> So, for now, passing the return value only would be enough. But I think
> passing pevent into a function name started by pevent_ looks natural. :)

Yeah, I agree, and who knows, maybe in the future it will be useful.

Perhaps, we should add a note that says pevent can be NULL. Just in case
you just want to convert a return value and you do not have an available
pevent at hand.

-- Steve