From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:17:56 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:17:56 -0500 Received: from nat-pool-rdu.redhat.com ([66.187.233.200]:22065 "EHLO lacrosse.corp.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:17:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] oprofile backport to 2.4.20 From: graydon hoare To: marcelo tosatti Cc: lkml , oprofile-list Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) Date: 10 Jan 2003 13:25:42 -0500 Message-Id: <1042223143.4329.435.camel@dub.venge.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org hi, oprofile entered the 2.5 series after some discussion and design changes from its initial form. will cohen and myself have backported the 2.5 driver to 2.4.20, and intend to maintain it in a nearly-synchronized state with the 2.5 driver, for future 2.4 releases. this driver shipped with our recent phoebe beta. the patch is located at: http://people.redhat.com/graydon/linux-2.4.20-oprofile-public-1.patch future updates will appear in my directory there. we are interested in any feedback, and also curious as to the possibility of integrating some or all of this patch into marcelo's 2.4 tree. direct followups appreciated; I am not subscribed to lkml. -graydon