linux-kernel - Re: [patch][v2] x86, ptrace: support for branch trace store(BTS)

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Message-Id: <200711201647.30855.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:47:30 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	"Metzger, Markus T" <markus.t.metzger@...el.com>
Cc:	"dean gaudet" <dean@...tic.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...e.hu, hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	"Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [patch][v2] x86, ptrace: support for branch trace store(BTS)


> We might want to add support for Netburst in 64bit mode some day. 
> For today, I simply exclude Netburst for x86_64.

If you switched to table driven then adding another format like 
this would be likely very easy. It's just that with the "own code for everything"
method it becomes difficult.

-Andi
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