RE: [patch] x86, ptrace: support for branch trace store(BTS)

2007-11-15 Thread Metzger, Markus T
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [patch] x86, ptrace: support for branch trace store(BTS) > >On Tuesday 13 November 2007 20:59:54 Siddha, Suresh B wrote: >> Support for Intel's last branch recording to ptrace. This >gives debuggers >> access to this hardware feature

Re: [patch] x86, ptrace: support for branch trace store(BTS)

2007-11-13 Thread Andi Kleen
On Tuesday 13 November 2007 20:59:54 Siddha, Suresh B wrote: > Support for Intel's last branch recording to ptrace. This gives debuggers > access to this hardware feature and allows them to show an execution trace > of the debugged application. Cool. Finally someone gets around to supporting this

[patch] x86, ptrace: support for branch trace store(BTS)

2007-11-13 Thread Siddha, Suresh B
Support for Intel's last branch recording to ptrace. This gives debuggers access to this hardware feature and allows them to show an execution trace of the debugged application. Last branch recording (see section 18.5 in the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual) allows taki