On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:48:20 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Ch. Eigler) wrote:
> Mathieu Desnoyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > [...] SystemTAP, for instance, does it out of tree by keeping a > > separate list of address where kprobes must be installed. It does > > the job on a distribution kernel maintainer perspective (Redhat), > > since they freeze to a particular kernel version and update this > > list every time it breaks, but will always be a source of > > frustration for vanilla kernel users and kernel developers. > > This misstates the details. What systemtap has out-of-tree is a list > of kernel function names (and parameter names), not addresses. This > list does change somewhat with kernel versions, but we generally keep > up. We do test with vanilla kernels, and several non-RH distributors > test with their kernels. It is a problem, but it is manageable. yes so please please submit this stuff for mainline inclusion as has been asked quite a few times before. -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use [EMAIL PROTECTED] For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
