linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] perf/sdt : Listing of SDT markers by perf

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Date:	Sun, 20 Jul 2014 12:17:45 +0900
From:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Hemant Kumar <hemant@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	peterz@...radead.org, oleg@...hat.com,
	hegdevasant@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, mingo@...hat.com, anton@...hat.com,
	systemtap@...rceware.org, namhyung@...nel.org,
	aravinda@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, penberg@....fi
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] perf/sdt : Listing of SDT markers by perf

(2014/07/19 2:50), Andi Kleen wrote:
> Hemant Kumar <hemant@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
> 
> First I should say supporting these probes is very useful. Thanks for
> working on this.
> 
>> +
>> +#define SDT_CACHE_DIR "/var/cache/perf/"
> 
> This requires running perf as root, right?
> 
> It would be better to use the $HOME cache dir, like the recent JSON patches.

Even though, we have to enhance uprobe-tracer that allows non-root user
to add/remove events. :)
Anyway, I guess we can use ~/.debug for this purpose as buildid-cache does.

Thank you,


-- 
Masami HIRAMATSU
Software Platform Research Dept. Linux Technology Research Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com


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