On Fri,  4 Oct 2013 14:39:46 -0700
Andi Kleen <a...@firstfloor.org> wrote:

> From: Andi Kleen <a...@linux.intel.com>
> 
> UPROBES need the perf events code, so add a dependency
> from PERF_EVENTS to UPROBES.

Can you please be a bit more specific on what uprobes requires of perf?
That is, what part of the perf events code is needed, and why?

-- Steve

> 
> Cc: rost...@goodmis.org
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <a...@linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  kernel/trace/Kconfig | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> index 015f85a..8639819 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> +++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> @@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ config UPROBE_EVENT
>       bool "Enable uprobes-based dynamic events"
>       depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES
>       depends on MMU
> +     depends on PERF_EVENTS
>       select UPROBES
>       select PROBE_EVENTS
>       select TRACING

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