linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2.6.38-rc8-tip 0/20] 0: Inode based uprobes

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Date:	Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:07:56 +0530
From:	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	int-list-linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	SystemTap <systemtap@...rces.redhat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2.6.38-rc8-tip 0/20] 0: Inode based uprobes

> 
> > uprobes and then draft a proposal for how the syscall should look. 
> > There are still some areas on how we should be allowing the
> > filter, and what restrictions we should place on the syscall
> > defined handler. I would like to hear from you and others on your
> > ideas for the same. If you have ideas on doing it other than using a
> > syscall then please do let me know about the same.
> 
> I don't think that anything else than a proper syscall interface is
> going to work out.

Okay, 

> 
> > I know that getting the user interface right is very important.
> > However I think it kind of depends on what the infrastructure can
> > provide too. So if we can decide on the kernel ABI and the
> > underlying design (i.e can we use replace_page() based background page
> > replacement, Are there issues with the Xol slot based mechanism that
> > we are using, etc), we can work towards providing a stable User ABI that
> > even normal users can use. For now I am concentrating on getting the
> > underlying infrastructure correct.
> 
> Fair enough. I'll go through the existing patchset and comment there.
> 

Thanks for taking a look at the code. Look forward for your
comments.

-- 
Thanks and Regards
Srikar
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