linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/8] ARM64: Refactor kprobes-arm64

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Message-ID: <20150108173600.GW11583@arm.com>
Date:	Thu, 8 Jan 2015 17:36:00 +0000
From:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
To:	Pratyush Anand <panand@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC 2/8] ARM64: Refactor kprobes-arm64

On Thu, Jan 08, 2015 at 05:33:08PM +0000, Pratyush Anand wrote:
> On Thursday 08 January 2015 10:25 PM, Will Deacon wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 03:21:18PM +0000, Pratyush Anand wrote:
> >> Most of the stuff of kprobes-arm64.c can also be used by uprobes.c. So
> >> move all those part to common code area. In the process rename kprobe to
> >> probe whereever possible.
> >>
> >> No functional change.
> >
> > In which case, can you merge this into the kprobes series (which we haven't
> > merged yet)?
> >
> 
> Yes, thats why these are just RFCs. I will send next version of uprobe 
> only after kprobe patches are accepted into maintainer's tree.

Ok, but it also makes sense to make kprobes refactoring changes *before* the
patches are merged, as that reduces churn in mainline whilst you don't have
any other dependencies.

Will
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