Re: [RFC tracing] Common Trace Format for Linux (v1.1)

[Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>]

* Thomas Gleixner (tglx@linutronix.de) wrote:
> Mathieu,
> 
> On Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> 
> > * Thomas Gleixner (tglx@linutronix.de) wrote:
> > [...]
> > 
> > > The requirement list has been beaten to death several times already
> > > along with the various options of trace formats, so we really are at
> > > the point where you folks need to sit down and come up with real code
> > > which can be discussed and improved on a technical base.
> > 
> > I understand and share your frustration about things having been standing still
> > for way too long.
> > 
> > In order to get things rolling, I hereby append my trace format proposal as RFC.
> > I did implement the core elements of it already in the BabelTrace trace
> > converter project, so it's not one of these dreaded "design by committee without
> > any understanding of the practicality aspects" standards. I try make sure it
> > translates to something realistic and useful.
> > 
> > Feedback is welcome, thanks,
> > 
> > Mathieu
> > 
> > RFC: Common Trace Format Proposal for Linux (v1.1)
> 
> Groan. Did you read what I wrote ?
> 
> > >                                              ... so we really are at
> > > the point where you folks need to sit down and come up with real code
> > > which can be discussed and improved on a technical base.
> 
> Your reaction on this is to send yet another proposal, which has not
> really anything new in it.
> 
> What we are waiting for is a sensible incremental patch series, which
> extends or replaces functionality in the existing perf ABI up to the
> point, where we can eventually see the need for a sensible
> replacement. That's the way we work, not with tons of proposals.

OK, I'll work on this. Meanwhile, anyone interested to provide feedback on the
RFC I sent is still welcome to do so.

Thanks,

Mathieu


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Mathieu Desnoyers
Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant
EfficiOS Inc.
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