Re: LTTng kernel integration roadmap, update

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:59:37PM -0500, Theodore Tso wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 04:40:11PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > > 
> > > Mathieu, if you're feeling keen I'd suggest that you just type `mkdir
> > > -p userspace/lttng' and build your userspace tools in there.
> > 
> > Maybe this can help...
> > 
> > 	Sam
> > 
> > diff --git a/usr/lttng/Makefile b/usr/lttng/Makefile
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..8667998
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/usr/lttng/Makefile
> > @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
> > +
> > +always := ltt
> > +
> > +hostprogs-y := ltt
> 
> hostprogs are intended to be run on the host during the compilation
> process, right?  What we really want is something that allows us to
> build userspace programs intended for use on the target, not the host,
> since they aren't going to be used when the system is compiled, but
> when the system is run.

Yes. And if this fly I will add support for that.
The majority build their kernel on the same host where they run it,
or at least a binary compatible host.

> 
> This also brings up some interesting questions such as where would we
> install these userspace programs (which could be kernel version
> specific), and how they would be packaged.
We already have similar userspace tools which we have no problem distributing.
Think of checkpatch, bloat-o-meter, cleanfile etc.

They happens to be scripts and not binaries. But otherwise I 
see no big difference.

	Sam