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From: "Jose R. Santos" <jrs@us.ibm.com>
To: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>,
	tglx@linutronix.de, karim@opersys.com,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>, Jes Sorensen <jes@sgi.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>,
	Tom Zanussi <zanussi@us.ibm.com>,
	ltt-dev@shafik.org, Michel Dagenais <michel.dagenais@polymtl.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/11] LTTng-core (basic tracing infrastructure) 0.5.108
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:08:27 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <450B164B.7090404@us.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060915202233.GA23318@Krystal>

Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> Please Ingo, stop repeating false argument without taking in account people's
> corrections :
>
> * Ingo Molnar (mingo@elte.hu) wrote:
> > sorry, but i disagree. There _is_ a solution that is superior in every 
> > aspect: kprobes + SystemTap. (or any other equivalent dynamic tracer)
> > 
>
> I am sorry to have to repeat myself, but this is not true for heavy loads.
>   

This thread has already discuss the merits of static instrumentation 
when it comes to the performance impacts.  The key is now to find a 
balance between static vs dynamic probes.  While it is true that static 
probes will provide less overhead compared to dynamic probes, some probe 
point will see less of an impact in measurable performance impact of 
dynamic probes due to the nature of the probe.  We need to find what 
that balance is.

To some people performance is the #1 priority and to other it is 
flexibility.  I would like to come up with a list of those probe point 
that absolutely need to be inserted into the code statically.  Those 
that are not absolutely critical to have statically should be 
implemented dynamically.

-JRS

  reply	other threads:[~2006-09-15 21:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 284+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-09-14  3:38 [PATCH 0/11] LTTng-core (basic tracing infrastructure) 0.5.108 Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-14 11:27 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 13:40   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 13:55     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 14:33       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 15:26         ` Michel Dagenais
2006-09-14 17:48           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 15:04             ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-14 18:08           ` Nick Piggin
2006-09-14 18:38             ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 17:13         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 17:55           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 18:15             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 18:35               ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-14 18:54               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15  9:20                 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 12:38                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 12:32                     ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 14:09                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 14:30                         ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 15:12                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-16 10:41                             ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-16 15:28                               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-18  8:57                                 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-18 14:48                                   ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-18 15:37                                     ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 13:20                     ` Paul Mundt
2006-09-15 13:41                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 13:44                         ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 14:03                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 14:37                             ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 14:34                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 13:57                         ` Paul Mundt
2006-09-15 14:17                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 14:13                             ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 14:31                               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 14:28                                 ` Paul Mundt
2006-09-15 14:46                                   ` Martin J. Bligh
2006-09-15 15:22                                     ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 15:47                                       ` Martin J. Bligh
2006-09-15 14:51                                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 15:00                                     ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-15 15:28                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 18:16                                       ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 18:19                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 19:26                                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 19:43                                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 20:05                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 20:22                                               ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 21:08                                                 ` Jose R. Santos [this message]
2006-09-15 21:25                                                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 22:02                                                     ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 22:03                                                   ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 22:32                                                     ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 22:43                                                       ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 23:33                                                         ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 23:52                                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  2:24                                                             ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 23:53                                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  2:51                                                             ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 22:59                                                     ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-15 23:40                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 23:17                                                     ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 21:32                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 21:58                                                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 22:19                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 22:45                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-16  9:59                                                 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-16 17:24                                                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-16 17:35                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 17:56                                                       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-16 19:10                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 19:37                                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 20:29                                                             ` [patch] kprobes: optimize branch placement Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 20:43                                                               ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 21:44                                                                 ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-16 22:57                                                                   ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-16 23:24                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17  2:44                                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-17  1:59                                                                     ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-17 12:15                                                                       ` Mike Galbraith
2006-09-16 22:56                                                                 ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-16 23:30                                                                   ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-18 13:52                                                                     ` Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli
2006-09-16 22:55                                                               ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-17 10:13                                                             ` [PATCH 0/11] LTTng-core (basic tracing infrastructure) 0.5.108 Frederik Deweerdt
2006-09-17 14:00                                                               ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 19:51                                                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-16 23:40                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17  5:33                                                           ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-16 18:11                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-16 17:44                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 18:15                                                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-18  8:18                                                             ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-16 17:55                                                     ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-18  8:21                                                       ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-18  8:33                                                     ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-18 15:01                                                       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-16 17:30                                                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-18  8:15                                                     ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-18 14:53                                                       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-18 15:17                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-18 16:54                                                           ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 21:12                                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 21:08                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 20:13                                           ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 21:49                                             ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-16 10:19                                             ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-16 16:05                                               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-17  4:54                                                 ` Ganesan Rajagopal
2006-09-18  8:13                                                 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-18 14:46                                                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-18 17:06                                                   ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-20 14:17                                                     ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 19:35                                         ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-15 19:40                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 19:56                                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 20:23                                             ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-15 20:40                                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 20:48                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 21:17                                                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 21:15                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 21:56                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 21:27                                                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 21:51                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 22:15                                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 22:53                                                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 23:14                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 23:49                                                           ` Nicholas Miell
2006-09-15 23:57                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  0:41                                                               ` Nicholas Miell
2006-09-16  0:31                                                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-16  8:20                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:21                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:21                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:22                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 19:58                                                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-16 22:50                                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 23:00                                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17  1:15                                                                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17  8:42                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 15:16                                                                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 15:25                                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 16:02                                                                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 16:45                                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 16:59                                                                             ` Nick Piggin
2006-09-17 17:26                                                                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 17:56                                                                                 ` Nick Piggin
2006-09-17 18:59                                                                                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 21:23                                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 21:52                                                                                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 22:27                                                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 21:40                                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-18  8:43                                                                                     ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-17 21:32                                                                                   ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 19:23                                                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 19:45                                                                                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 20:56                                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 21:36                                                                                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-17 22:13                                                                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16 23:14                                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 14:19                                                                   ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-17 15:31                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-17 17:15                                                                       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
     [not found]                                                                   ` <y0mu036eglz.fsf@ton.toronto.redhat.com>
2006-09-17 15:00                                                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:23                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:23                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-16  8:23                                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 21:05                                               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 21:17                                                 ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-15 21:31                                                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 20:00                                         ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 20:27                                           ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 20:37                                         ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 20:26                                           ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 20:51                                           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-17 17:53                                           ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-17 19:35                                           ` printk instrumentation with LTTng Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 15:24                                     ` [PATCH 0/11] LTTng-core (basic tracing infrastructure) 0.5.108 Alan Cox
2006-09-15 15:23                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 14:39                                 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-15 15:04                                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 19:40               ` Tim Bird
2006-09-14 20:00                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 20:46                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-19 12:05                     ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-09-14 21:02                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 11:40                 ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 11:46                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 12:38                     ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 12:39                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 13:41                         ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 13:34                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 14:41                             ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 14:35                               ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 14:58                                 ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 14:57                                   ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 17:49                                     ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 18:20                                       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 17:01                                   ` Tim Bird
2006-09-15 17:08                                   ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-15 17:57                                     ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 18:31                                     ` Alan Cox
2006-09-15 18:12                                       ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 19:10                                         ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 19:10                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 20:05                                           ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-15 20:35                                             ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 21:44                                             ` Tim Bird
2006-09-19 12:29                                           ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-09-19 13:17                                             ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15 18:24                                       ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-15 18:23                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15 18:18                                   ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-15 18:10                           ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 19:49                             ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 20:54                               ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 21:42                                 ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 21:46                                 ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-19 15:05                                   ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-19 15:30                                     ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-19 16:39                                       ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-19 18:03                                         ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15 17:45                       ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 18:16                         ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 19:20                           ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-15 19:59                           ` Andrew Morton
2006-09-15 20:24                             ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-15 20:25                               ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-14 19:47               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 20:24                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 20:54                   ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 21:08                     ` Daniel Walker
2006-09-14 21:30                       ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 22:15                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 23:39                           ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-14 23:43                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15  0:27                               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15  1:47                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-15  5:47                     ` Vara Prasad
2006-09-14 18:12           ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 20:25           ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 20:34             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 20:55               ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 21:31                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 22:25                   ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 22:36                     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 22:59                       ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 23:19                         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15  0:19                           ` Nicholas Miell
2006-09-15  1:04                           ` Martin J. Bligh
2006-09-15 12:38                             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-15  7:00                         ` Vara Prasad
2006-09-15 15:37                       ` Michel Dagenais
2006-09-19 12:08                 ` Christoph Hellwig
2006-09-14 21:07               ` Roman Zippel
2006-09-15  9:29               ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-14 17:51         ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 15:19       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-14 19:39         ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-15 17:13         ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-14 15:02   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2006-09-14 15:14   ` Martin J. Bligh
2006-09-14 17:43     ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 18:25       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 20:03       ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 20:14         ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 20:40           ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 21:05           ` Michel Dagenais
2006-09-14 22:23             ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 22:46               ` Martin Bligh
2006-09-14 22:56                 ` Ingo Molnar
2006-09-14 19:03     ` grundig
2006-09-14 19:21       ` Karim Yaghmour
2006-09-14 19:48     ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2006-09-15 16:32       ` Jose R. Santos
2006-09-19 11:59   ` Christoph Hellwig
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-09-15  3:10 James Dickens
2006-09-15  9:17 Richard J Moore
2006-09-15 17:14 Chuck Ebbert
2006-09-15 18:32 ` Alan Cox
2006-09-16 10:46 ` Jes Sorensen
2006-09-25 15:20 Chuck Ebbert
2006-09-25 15:39 ` Ingo Molnar

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