linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/2] x86, ptrace: support for branch trace store(BTS)

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Message-ID: <p73ir3fwvo2.fsf@bingen.suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:11:09 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Markus Metzger <markus.t.metzger@...glemail.com>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	"Metzger, Markus T" <markus.t.metzger@...el.com>,
	tglx@...utronix.de, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com,
	"Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@....net>,
	markus.t.metzger@...il.com
Subject: Re: [patch 0/2] x86, ptrace: support for branch trace store(BTS)

Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> writes:

> * Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:
>
>> Just don't wait for that. utrace doesn't seem to have any concrete 
>> plans to merge any time soon AFAIK[1] and it would be a shame to delay 
>> an useful feature forever.
>> 
>> [1] At least the patches have not reached any mailing lists
>
> FYI, as far as arch/x86 goes, the merging of Roland's utrace preparatory 
> patches is well underway in x86.git, and the merge went pretty well so 
> far, with robust results. It's 49 patches so far:

I see. They are planning to just skip the public review stage?  Clever.

-Andi
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