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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: karim@opersys.com
Cc: Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>, Jes Sorensen <jes@sgi.com>,
	Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Tom Zanussi <zanussi@us.ibm.com>,
	ltt-dev@shafik.org, Michel Dagenais <michel.dagenais@polymtl.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/11] LTTng-core (basic tracing infrastructure) 0.5.108
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:24:23 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1158333863.29932.91.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <450ABE08.2060107@opersys.com>

Ar Gwe, 2006-09-15 am 10:51 -0400, ysgrifennodd Karim Yaghmour:
> The static tracepoints we maintained were *the* solution for a great

I think you mean "a" solution. You've not proved there are no others.

> deal many people. As a maintainer I had two choices with those who
> were not content:
> a- Maintain their tracepoints for them -- not happening.
> b- Suggest they contribute to helping getting a generic tracing
>   infrastructure into the kernel and then make their case on the
>   lkml as to the pertinence of their instrumentation.

b has been done, its called kprobes. We just need better tools for the
dynamic probes.

> choice of tracepoints. Those who were using ltt for its designated
> purpose -- allowing normal users and developers to get an accurate
> view of the behavior of their system -- were very happy with it.

and you can maintain "Karim's probe list" which is the dynamic probe set
which matches your old static probes, only of course its now much more
flexible.


  parent reply	other threads:[~2006-09-15 15:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 284+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-09-14  3:38 [PATCH 0/11] LTTng-core (basic tracing infrastructure) 0.5.108 Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-14 11:27 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 13:40   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 13:55     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 14:33       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 15:26         ` Michel Dagenais
2006-09-14 17:48           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 15:04             ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-14 18:08           ` Nick Piggin
2006-09-14 18:38             ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 17:13         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 17:55           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 18:15             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 18:35               ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-14 18:54               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15  9:20                 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 12:38                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 12:32                     ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 14:09                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 14:30                         ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 15:12                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-16 10:41                             ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-16 15:28                               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-18  8:57                                 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-18 14:48                                   ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-18 15:37                                     ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 13:20                     ` Paul Mundt
2006-09-15 13:41                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 13:44                         ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 14:03                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 14:37                             ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 14:34                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 13:57                         ` Paul Mundt
2006-09-15 14:17                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 14:13                             ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 14:31                               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 14:28                                 ` Paul Mundt
2006-09-15 14:46                                   ` Martin J. Bligh
2006-09-15 15:22                                     ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 15:47                                       ` Martin J. Bligh
2006-09-15 14:51                                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 15:00                                     ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-15 15:28                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 18:16                                       ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 18:19                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 19:26                                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 19:43                                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 20:05                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 20:22                                               ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 21:08                                                 ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 21:25                                                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 22:02                                                     ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 22:03                                                   ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 22:32                                                     ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 22:43                                                       ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 23:33                                                         ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 23:52                                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  2:24                                                             ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 23:53                                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  2:51                                                             ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 22:59                                                     ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-15 23:40                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 23:17                                                     ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 21:32                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 21:58                                                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 22:19                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 22:45                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-16  9:59                                                 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-16 17:24                                                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-16 17:35                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 17:56                                                       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-16 19:10                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 19:37                                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 20:29                                                             ` [patch] kprobes: optimize branch placement Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 20:43                                                               ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 21:44                                                                 ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-16 22:57                                                                   ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-16 23:24                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17  2:44                                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-17  1:59                                                                     ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-17 12:15                                                                       ` Mike Galbraith
2006-09-16 22:56                                                                 ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-16 23:30                                                                   ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-18 13:52                                                                     ` Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli
2006-09-16 22:55                                                               ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-17 10:13                                                             ` [PATCH 0/11] LTTng-core (basic tracing infrastructure) 0.5.108 Frederik Deweerdt
2006-09-17 14:00                                                               ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 19:51                                                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-16 23:40                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17  5:33                                                           ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-16 18:11                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-16 17:44                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 18:15                                                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-18  8:18                                                             ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-16 17:55                                                     ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-18  8:21                                                       ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-18  8:33                                                     ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-18 15:01                                                       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-16 17:30                                                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-18  8:15                                                     ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-18 14:53                                                       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-18 15:17                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-18 16:54                                                           ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 21:12                                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 21:08                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 20:13                                           ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 21:49                                             ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-16 10:19                                             ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-16 16:05                                               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-17  4:54                                                 ` Ganesan Rajagopal
2006-09-18  8:13                                                 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-18 14:46                                                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-18 17:06                                                   ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-20 14:17                                                     ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 19:35                                         ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-15 19:40                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 19:56                                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 20:23                                             ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-15 20:40                                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 20:48                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 21:17                                                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 21:15                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 21:56                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 21:27                                                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 21:51                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 22:15                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 22:53                                                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 23:14                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 23:49                                                           ` Nicholas Miell
2006-09-15 23:57                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  0:41                                                               ` Nicholas Miell
2006-09-16  0:31                                                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-16  8:20                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:21                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:21                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:22                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 19:58                                                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-16 22:50                                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 23:00                                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17  1:15                                                                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17  8:42                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 15:16                                                                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 15:25                                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 16:02                                                                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 16:45                                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 16:59                                                                             ` Nick Piggin
2006-09-17 17:26                                                                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 17:56                                                                                 ` Nick Piggin
2006-09-17 18:59                                                                                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 21:23                                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 21:52                                                                                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 22:27                                                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 21:40                                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-18  8:43                                                                                     ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-17 21:32                                                                                   ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 19:23                                                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 19:45                                                                                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 20:56                                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 21:36                                                                                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 22:13                                                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 23:14                                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 14:19                                                                   ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-17 15:31                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 17:15                                                                       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
     [not found]                                                                   ` <y0mu036eglz.fsf@ton.toronto.redhat.com>
2006-09-17 15:00                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:23                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:23                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:23                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 21:05                                               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 21:17                                                 ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-15 21:31                                                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 20:00                                         ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 20:27                                           ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 20:37                                         ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 20:26                                           ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 20:51                                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-17 17:53                                           ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-17 19:35                                           ` printk instrumentation with LTTng Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 15:24                                     ` Alan Cox [this message]
2006-09-15 15:23                                       ` [PATCH 0/11] LTTng-core (basic tracing infrastructure) 0.5.108 Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 14:39                                 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 15:04                                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 19:40               ` Tim Bird
2006-09-14 20:00                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 20:46                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-19 12:05                     ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-09-14 21:02                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 11:40                 ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 11:46                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 12:38                     ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 12:39                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 13:41                         ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 13:34                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 14:41                             ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 14:35                               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 14:58                                 ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 14:57                                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 17:49                                     ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 18:20                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 17:01                                   ` Tim Bird
2006-09-15 17:08                                   ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-15 17:57                                     ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 18:31                                     ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 18:12                                       ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 19:10                                         ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 19:10                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 20:05                                           ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-15 20:35                                             ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 21:44                                             ` Tim Bird
2006-09-19 12:29                                           ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-09-19 13:17                                             ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 18:24                                       ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-15 18:23                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 18:18                                   ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-15 18:10                           ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 19:49                             ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 20:54                               ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 21:42                                 ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 21:46                                 ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-19 15:05                                   ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-19 15:30                                     ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-19 16:39                                       ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-19 18:03                                         ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 17:45                       ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 18:16                         ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 19:20                           ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 19:59                           ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 20:24                             ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 20:25                               ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-14 19:47               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 20:24                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 20:54                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 21:08                     ` Daniel Walker
2006-09-14 21:30                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 22:15                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 23:39                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 23:43                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15  0:27                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15  1:47                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15  5:47                     ` Vara Prasad
2006-09-14 18:12           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 20:25           ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 20:34             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 20:55               ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 21:31                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 22:25                   ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 22:36                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 22:59                       ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 23:19                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15  0:19                           ` Nicholas Miell
2006-09-15  1:04                           ` Martin J. Bligh
2006-09-15 12:38                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15  7:00                         ` Vara Prasad
2006-09-15 15:37                       ` Michel Dagenais
2006-09-19 12:08                 ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-09-14 21:07               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15  9:29               ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-14 17:51         ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 15:19       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-14 19:39         ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-15 17:13         ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-14 15:02   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-14 15:14   ` Martin J. Bligh
2006-09-14 17:43     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 18:25       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 20:03       ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 20:14         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 20:40           ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 21:05           ` Michel Dagenais
2006-09-14 22:23             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 22:46               ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 22:56                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 19:03     ` grundig
2006-09-14 19:21       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 19:48     ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-15 16:32       ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-19 11:59   ` Christoph Hellwig
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-09-15  3:10 James Dickens
2006-09-15  9:17 Richard J Moore
2006-09-15 17:14 Chuck Ebbert
2006-09-15 18:32 ` Alan Cox
2006-09-16 10:46 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-25 15:20 Chuck Ebbert
2006-09-25 15:39 ` Ingo Molnar

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