1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/samples/trace_events/Makefile b/samples/trace_events/Makefile
index 0d428dc67283..0f8d92120c4e 100644
--- a/samples/trace_events/Makefile
+++ b/samples/trace_events/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # builds the trace events example kernel modules;
 # then to use one (as root):  insmod <module_name.ko>
+# If you include a trace header outside of include/trace/events
+# then the file that does the #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS must
+# have that tracer file in its main search path. This is because
+# define_trace.h will include it, and must be able to find it from
+# the include/trace directory.
+#
+# Here trace-events-sample.c does the CREATE_TRACE_POINTS.
+#
 CFLAGS_trace-events-sample.o := -I$(src)
 obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_EVENTS) += trace-events-sample.o

diff --git a/samples/trace_events/Makefile b/samples/trace_events/Makefile index 0d428dc67283..0f8d92120c4e 100644 --- a/samples/trace_events/Makefile +++ b/samples/trace_events/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
1	# builds the trace events example kernel modules;	1	# builds the trace events example kernel modules;
2	# then to use one (as root): insmod <module_name.ko>	2	# then to use one (as root): insmod <module_name.ko>
3		3
		4	# If you include a trace header outside of include/trace/events
		5	# then the file that does the #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS must
		6	# have that tracer file in its main search path. This is because
		7	# define_trace.h will include it, and must be able to find it from
		8	# the include/trace directory.
		9	#
		10	# Here trace-events-sample.c does the CREATE_TRACE_POINTS.
		11	#
4	CFLAGS_trace-events-sample.o := -I$(src)	12	CFLAGS_trace-events-sample.o := -I$(src)
5		13
6	obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_EVENTS) += trace-events-sample.o	14	obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_EVENTS) += trace-events-sample.o