linux-kernel - Re: [patch] kprobes: optimize branch placement

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Date:	Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:15:21 +0000
From:	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
To:	karim@...rsys.com
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	Jes Sorensen <jes@....com>,
	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>, tglx@...utronix.de,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Tom Zanussi <zanussi@...ibm.com>, ltt-dev@...fik.org,
	Michel Dagenais <michel.dagenais@...ymtl.ca>, fche@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [patch] kprobes: optimize branch placement

On Sat, 2006-09-16 at 21:59 -0400, Karim Yaghmour wrote:
> Andrew Morton wrote:
> > It's hardly rocket science - it appears that nobody has ever bothered.
> 
> Hmm, that's one explanation. The other explanation, which in my view is
> the likelier -- but I've been shown wrong before, is that most of those
> who went through that code before just didn't have Ingo's insight and
> abilities. Which goes to show what can be achieved when "interesting"
> ideas are given a hand by those having appropriate insight and
> abilities -- and, of course, what fate awaits those other ideas which
> are less so fortunate in the eyes of the talented. Praise the lord for
> the chosen ones.

(that bit after the last -- is a steaming pile of nastiness)

I don't understand your reaction.  If roles were reversed, would you not
examine the implementation?

	-Mike

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