linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] perf: bogus correlation of kernel symbols

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Date:	Thu, 12 May 2011 14:06:30 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eranian@...gle.com
Cc:	acme@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] perf: bogus correlation of kernel symbols

From: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 16:48:46 +0200

> I think there is a serious problem with kernel symbol correlation
> with the latest perf in 2.6.39-rc7-tip.

The behavior seems to be intentional, so that we don't expose internal
kernel addresses to userspace.

I hate this too, and I think it's absolutely rediculous.

Also, like you, I lost an entire afternoon trying to figure out why
this started happening.

I wish we could revert this change.
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