linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv10 2.6.35-rc6-tip 12/14] perf: Add third parameter to symbol_filter

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Message-ID: <20100805151930.GB12570@ghostprotocols.net>
Date:	Thu, 5 Aug 2010 12:19:30 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>
To:	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Mark Wielaard <mjw@...hat.com>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Naren A Devaiah <naren.devaiah@...ibm.com>,
	Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv10 2.6.35-rc6-tip 12/14]  perf: Add third parameter to
 symbol_filter_t.

Em Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 04:41:19PM +0530, Srikar Dronamraju escreveu:
> GElf_Sym for a symbol is needed to filter out based on binding,
> type, value. This will be needed to list only global binding
> functions when listing functions from  perf probe.

Humm, I think it is better to store the symbol binding in struct symbol,
so that we can have the full symtab and then, on a particular routine,
decide wheter we should use it or not.

I'll cook up a patch now.

- Arnaldo
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