linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: add the debugfs interface for the sysprof tool

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Date:	Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:44:29 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, sandmann@...hat.com,
	tglx@...x.de, hpa@...or.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: add the debugfs interface for the sysprof tool


On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 13:07 -0800, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:58:42 +0100
> Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 11:26 -0800, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > 
> > > feel free to reinvent a whole GUI just to avoid a 200 line kernel
> > > module. sysprof is here. it works. 
> > 
> > > the gui is REALLY nice.
> > 
> > I guess we have to agree to disagree here. Its plain useless from my
> > POV.
> 
> that's fine. Different tools for different people. sysprof isn't aimed
> at kernel developers.

That was speaking from userland days.

But you forgot the more important points about API and wild-growth of
duplicate interfaces.

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