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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: "Metzger, Markus T" <markus.t.metzger@intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
	andi-suse@firstfloor.org, hpa@zytor.com,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mingo@elte.hu, tglx@linutronix.de,
	markus.t.metzger@gmail.com, "Siddha,
	Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>,
	roland@redhat.com, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
	mtk.manpages@gmail.com, eranian@googlemail.com, "Villacis,
	Juan" <juan.villacis@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] x86, ptrace: in-kernel BTS interface
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:06:11 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080430160611.GD20451@one.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <029E5BE7F699594398CA44E3DDF5544401CE236A@swsmsx413.ger.corp.intel.com>

> 
> >I'm not quite sure on the kernel interface. How would a in kernel
> >subsystem use it for tracing itself for example?
> 
> The task parameter would be current.
> 
> Apart from that, you would use it the same way it is used in
> arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c.

Hmm, sounds a little too complicated. Surely that could be easier?

> 
> You would want to bts_configure() it to disable tracing before you start
> reading your own BTS buffer.

I would suggest to write a simple example and put it with some overview
into Documentation

-Andi



  reply	other threads:[~2008-04-30 16:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-04-30 11:54 [patch] x86, ptrace: in-kernel BTS interface Markus Metzger
2008-04-30 12:26 ` Andrew Morton
2008-04-30 12:43   ` Metzger, Markus T
2008-04-30 12:55     ` Andrew Morton
2008-04-30 13:03 ` Andi Kleen
2008-04-30 15:30   ` Metzger, Markus T
2008-04-30 16:06     ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2008-05-05  6:25       ` Metzger, Markus T
2008-05-03  1:43 ` Roland McGrath
2008-05-03  8:45   ` Andi Kleen
2008-05-05  9:09   ` Metzger, Markus T
2008-05-05 23:03     ` Roland McGrath
2008-05-06  6:39       ` stephane eranian

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