Re: [patch] kprobes: optimize branch placement

Mike Galbraith
2006-09-17T10:04:08Z

On Sat, 2006-09-16 at 21:59 -0400, Karim Yaghmour wrote:
> Andrew Morton wrote:
> > It's hardly rocket science - it appears that nobody has ever bothered.
>
> Hmm, that's one explanation. The other explanation, which in my view is
> the likelier -- but I've been shown wrong before, is that most of those
> who went through that code before just didn't have Ingo's insight and
> abilities. Which goes to show what can be achieved when "interesting"
> ideas are given a hand by those having appropriate insight and
> abilities -- and, of course, what fate awaits those other ideas which
> are less so fortunate in the eyes of the talented. Praise the lord for
> the chosen ones.

(that bit after the last -- is a steaming pile of nastiness)

I don't understand your reaction. If roles were reversed, would you not
examine the implementation?

-Mike