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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@hpl.hp.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/22] 2.6.22-rc3 perfmon2 : common core functions
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 20:43:14 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070531184313.GA7217@one.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070531182945.GA9747@infradead.org>

> I think the perform backend for oprofile is the right way to go.
> I'd even go further and say we should merge the perfom backend with
> oprofile as the only user first, because a) the current perfom user
> interface is a complete mess 

Can you suggest concrete criticism/improvements/alternative proposals to 
Stephane then? 

> and can't be merged as-is and b) that
> ensures the oprofile backend works perfectly and we can kill some
> existing code in exchange.

Hmm, but at least for oprofile like functionality oprofile code seems
much simpler. And it's not really bad code. I assume the user interface
would change too.  I think it's better to let them coexist for some time.

-Andi

  reply	other threads:[~2007-05-31 18:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-05-29 13:48 [PATCH 13/22] 2.6.22-rc3 perfmon2 : common core functions Stephane Eranian
2007-05-31 15:01 ` Andi Kleen
2007-05-31 17:16   ` Stephane Eranian
2007-05-31 17:28     ` Andi Kleen
2007-05-31 18:29       ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-05-31 18:43         ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2007-05-31 18:53           ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-05-31 19:02             ` Andi Kleen
2007-05-31 20:44       ` Stephane Eranian
2007-06-04 11:56   ` Stephane Eranian
     [not found]   ` <20070601101648.GD24898@frankl.hpl.hp.com>
     [not found]     ` <20070601105753.GE7217@one.firstfloor.org>
2007-06-12 12:32       ` problem with NMI MSR reserve routines Stephane Eranian

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