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Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:10:33 -0500
From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@redhat.com>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4][RFC] event tracer
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Hi -

> This is still RFC, do not pull.
> This patch set gives the ability to add a format string and args to
> a trace point declaration. [...]

It looks like a good compromise, a dual to the trace_mark_tp
prototype, and a plausible replacement for markers.  Thank you.  The
main thing this would lose is a callback API to intercept generic
varargs event flavour, which we in systemtap land enjoy using, but
before too long we would make do.

- FChE