Re: [PATCH v5 4/4] tracing/Documentation: Add a section about backup instance

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:24:49 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [off-list ref] wrote:

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+When the boot up, the previous data in the`boot_map` is copied to "backup"  

  s/When the boot up/On boot up/                   copied to the "backup"  

Ah, thanks,

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+instance, and the "sched:*" and "irq:*" events for current boot are traced on  

                                                  for the current boot are traced in

  

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+"boot_map". Thus user can read the previous boot data from the "backup" instance  

   ^ the "boot_map".

Nope ;-)  In this case, leaving out the "the" is appropriate. Now you would
need article if it was: the "boot_map" instance

But because you left out "instance" you don't need the article, as
"boot_map" is a name of an object and doesn't need the article when used by
itself.

You wouldn't use an article with:

  The code was written by Steven.

But you would if you said:

  The code was written by the Steven person.

 ;-)

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Definite articles are a pain ;-)  

As I said. Definite articles in English are a pain ;)

-- Steve