linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] libtraceevent/perf: Add support for trace-cmd plugins

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Message-ID: <4FDFD26A.4040702@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:14:18 -0600
From:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
CC:	rostedt@...dmis.org, acme@...stprotocols.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, weisbec@...il.com,
	namhyung.kim@....com, mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] libtraceevent/perf: Add support for trace-cmd
 plugins

On 6/18/12 6:45 PM, Namhyung Kim wrote:
>> kvm tracepoints are fine; perf just doesn't handle their (advanced)
>> formatting.
>>
>
> Yeah, I think it's a libtraceevent's issue, not perf's. Please see
> below:

Well documented problem (search perf kvm bad op token.

In April 2011 (pre first libparseevent patch) I mentioned a 
desire/wish/dream for perf to be able to use trace-cmd's plugins to fix 
this:

http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1104.1/00411.html

Maybe this dream can come true... ;-)

David
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