Re: [PATCH] markers-linker-generic

2007-04-11 Thread Vara Prasad
Jim Keniston wrote: On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 15:21 -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote: * Andrew Morton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:51:11 -0400 Mathieu Desnoyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What's this marker stuff about? Hi Russel, Here is an overvi

Re: [PATCH] markers-linker-generic

2007-04-11 Thread Frank Ch. Eigler
Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [...] I am told that the systemtap developers plan to (or are) > using this infrastructure. Indeed. > If correct: what is their reason for preferring it over kprobes? > [...] It's not a preference - it's more of a supplement. It's helpful when some

Re: [PATCH] markers-linker-generic

2007-04-11 Thread Jim Keniston
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 15:21 -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote: > * Andrew Morton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:51:11 -0400 > > Mathieu Desnoyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > What's this marker stuff about? > > > > > > > > > > Hi Russel, > > > > > > Here is an over

Re: [PATCH] markers-linker-generic

2007-04-11 Thread Mathieu Desnoyers
* Andrew Morton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:51:11 -0400 > Mathieu Desnoyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What's this marker stuff about? > > > > > > > Hi Russel, > > > > Here is an overview : > > I am told that the systemtap developers plan to (or are) using this

Re: [PATCH] markers-linker-generic

2007-04-11 Thread Mathieu Desnoyers
* Andrew Morton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:51:11 -0400 > Mathieu Desnoyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What's this marker stuff about? > > > > > > > Hi Russel, > > > > Here is an overview : > > I am told that the systemtap developers plan to (or are) using this

Re: [PATCH] markers-linker-generic

2007-04-11 Thread Andrew Morton
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:51:11 -0400 Mathieu Desnoyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What's this marker stuff about? > > > > Hi Russel, > > Here is an overview : I am told that the systemtap developers plan to (or are) using this infrastructure. If correct: what is their reason for preferring

Re: [PATCH] markers-linker-generic

2007-04-11 Thread Mathieu Desnoyers
* Russell King ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 06:36:58PM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote: > > Defines the linker marcro EXTRA_RWDATA for marker data section. It > > puts the marker data in a separate section that will not pollute the > > normal .data section, which minimize the

Re: [PATCH] markers-linker-generic

2007-04-11 Thread Russell King
On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 06:36:58PM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote: > Defines the linker marcro EXTRA_RWDATA for marker data section. It > puts the marker data in a separate section that will not pollute the > normal .data section, which minimize the cache impact. Markers need such > a special secti