linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] [PATCH] selective signal ptracing

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Date:	Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:11:02 +1000
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>, john.blackwood@...r.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Sven-Thorsten Dietrich <sdietrich@...ell.com>, bugsy@...r.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] selective signal ptracing

On Sat, 2007-06-16 at 00:26 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:42:29 -0700 (PDT)
> Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
> > I am not in favor of any enhancements to the ptrace interface.
> > It is a terrible interface and just needs to die.
> 
> That might make sense if utrace ever looked like it would solve the
> questions about platforms like ARM

What are the issues with arch like ARM ? Also, is there a mail thread or
paper somewhere describing utrace, its interfaces and what's needed to
hook it up on a platform ?

/me mostly missed that train

Thanks !

Cheers,
Ben.



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