Re: [PATCH v2 2.6.38-rc8-tip 0/20] 0: Inode based uprobes

Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-15T20:02:13Z

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > How do you envisage these features actually get used? For example,
> > > will gdb be modified? Will other debuggers be modified or written?
> >
> > How about answering this question first _BEFORE_ advertising
> > systemtap?
>
> I thought this was obvious. systemtap is essentially a script driven
> debugger.

Oh thanks for the clarification. I always wondered why a computer
would need a tap.

And it does not matter at all whether systemtap can use this or
not. If the main debuggers used like gdb are not going to use it then
it's a complete waste. We don't need another debugging interface just
for a single esoteric use case.

Thanks,

tglx