Re: [patch for 2.6.26 0/7] Architecture Independent Markers

Ingo Molnar
2008-03-28T14:51:52Z

* Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@redhat.com> wrote:

> > [...] furthermore, and because it's Friday again, let me remind
> > folks that SystemTap has an even more significant bloat problem: the
> > fact that it needs a huge download: [...the dwarf debugging
> > information...]
>
> It's a problem, and there are a few improvements under way or being
> contemplated: [...]

it's been the primary usability problem ever since SystemTap has been
incepted 3 years ago. The 229+850 MB size numbers i cited were from a
bleeding-edge (Fedora 9 beta) distro. So whatever is being contemplated,
it's not here today.

Ingo