Re: [PATCH 1/3] DEBUGFS: Automatically create parents for debugfs files v2

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

On Tue, 13 Dec 2011, Andi Kleen wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:03:03AM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > On Tue, 13 Dec 2011, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > 
> > > > Hi Andi, is it possible to do say kstrdup or something instead of
> > > 
> > > It's possible, just would add complexity with an additional
> > > error path.
> > > 
> > > > variable-size array in fn[strlen(name) + 1] ? As far as I remember
> > > > we already had some warnings with them at least in perf land (or
> > > > trace land). Or I miss something?
> > > 
> > > Not aware of any problems with tracing or perf. I like them at least.
> > 
> > That does not make them better. We had wreckage before and you can
> > just consult commit a84a79e4d3 and then find a good explanation why
> > your usage is safe.
> 
> Ok. I must admit I sometimes forget with what substandard toolchains
> some of the ports are afflicted with.
> 
> But fair enough. I'll just make the code longer, more complex,
> more error prone and slower.

Oh, yes it's so complex to implement an error path correctly. And of
course it's so fcking relevant whether that code takes a few more
cycles more or not.
 
Thanks,

	tglx