linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] perf probe: Allow user to specify address within executable

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Message-ID: <529E8903.7060907@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:44:35 -0700
From:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
CC:	acme@...stprotocols.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, namhyung@...nel.org,
	"yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com" <yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] perf probe: Allow user to specify address within
 executable

On 12/3/13, 6:22 PM, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:

>> I figured out what you meant by uprobe_events interface yesterday. If I
>> have to go to that interface for even 1 function I would do it for all
>> -- from a user perspective it is just simpler to have 1 command to setup
>> probes. I would prefer that 1 command be perf-probe.
> 
> Yeah, but in that case, why you don't ask us adding sym->binding == STB_LOCAL
> in filter_available_functions? :)

I did in a separate email -- you said because there can be multiple
local functions with the same name. But local functions is not the only
use case I need.

For now I will carry the patch locally. At this point I am 20 patches
deep and have probably another 20 to go. What's one more. I'll come back
to this when I have more time.

Thanks,

David
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