linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] uprobes: pre-filtering

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Message-ID: <20130125075437.GB21036@gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:54:37 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Anton Arapov <anton@...hat.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Josh Stone <jistone@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Suzuki Poulose <suzuki@...ibm.com>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] uprobes: pre-filtering


* Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> The other alternative is to extend the current abi and pass 
> the prefilter option. Should we extend the abi for userspace 
> tracing is obviously debatable.

That's the obvious path to go - why add something to the kernel 
if user-space cannot make use of it?

Thanks,

	Ingo
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