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+++ b/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt
@@ -114,3 +114,8 @@ core kernel image or in modules.
If the tracepoint has to be used in kernel modules, an
EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL() or EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL() can be
used to export the defined tracepoints.
+
+Note: The convenience macro TRACE_EVENT provides an alternative way to
+ define tracepoints. Check http://lwn.net/Articles/379903,
+ http://lwn.net/Articles/381064 and http://lwn.net/Articles/383362
+ for a series of articles with more details.