linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][Patch 2/2] markers: example of irq regular kernel markers

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Message-Id: <20080623110927.37C5.KOSAKI.MOTOHIRO@jp.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:19:29 +0900
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	systemtap-ml <systemtap@...rces.redhat.com>,
	Hideo AOKI <haoki@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][Patch 2/2] markers: example of irq regular kernel markers

> Peter, I thought, we were discussing what interface we could accept,
> not how many or where tracepoints we could accept. Or, am I misreading?
> 
> I know that if someone pushes markers into kernel in his own sweet way,
> of course, the kernel code will be bloated endlessly. But I also know
> why we review patches and send Ack/Nack before merging them to the tree.
> (If you still worry about it, we might be able to make linux-markers
> git tree, and review all regular markers on it)

Indeed.

if necessary, I can maintain this tree.
(because, I hope marker is independent by LTTng and SystemTap.
 So, I am no related any tracer in this discussion member.)

but, at first,
We should review and discuss to Mathieu's new tracepoint proposal.
I think that is good idea.


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