linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -tip v8 7/7] tracing: add kprobe-based event tracer

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Date:	Sat, 30 May 2009 04:15:26 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	systemtap <systemtap@...rces.redhat.com>,
	kvm <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	DLE <dle-develop@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip v8 7/7] tracing: add kprobe-based event tracer

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 08:03:53PM -0400, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Add kprobes-based event tracer on ftrace.

Wouldn't it make more sense to call this the dynamic event tracer?

The use of kprobes is more an implementation detail than something
the user cares about.

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