linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv11 2.6.36-rc2-tip 10/15] 10: tracing: config option to enable both kprobe-tracer and uprobe-tracer.

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Message-ID: <20100827121758.GA5444@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:47:58 +0530
From:	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	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>,
	2nddept-manager@....hitachi.co.jp
Subject: Re: [PATCHv11 2.6.36-rc2-tip 10/15] 10: tracing: config option to
 enable both kprobe-tracer and uprobe-tracer.

> > 
> > I think we should go with the first one, i.e have a common knob thats
> > by default unselected.
> 
> Yeah, I'm OK to have a common knob, but I just don't like to set
> KPROBE_EVENT unselected by default. I think there is no reason
> to change default selecting (currently, KPROBE_EVENT=y by default.)

I understand your concern.

> 
> So, I think we should have below selecting list;
> --- Tracers
> ...
> [*] Enable dynamic events
>    [ ] Enable user-space dynamic events (EXPERIMENTAL)
> ...
> 
> What would you think about this ? :)
> 
> Thank you,


Wouldnt it negate the purpose of common knob?
Because people would still have go and select UPROBE_EVENTS,

I think when Frederic asked for a common knob, he was looking at
enabling both or disabling both and an option to selectively
select one of the tracers. 

--
Thanks and Regards
Srikar
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