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a next step for mainstreaming systemtap [arjan@infradead.org: Re: [RFC] Create kinst/ or ki/ directory ?]
- From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche at redhat dot com>
- To: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:12:02 -0400
- Subject: a next step for mainstreaming systemtap [arjan@infradead.org: Re: [RFC] Create kinst/ or ki/ directory ?]
Hi -
Here's an invitation to send LKML some tapset code.
----- Forwarded message from Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> -----
> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:49:26 -0700
> From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>
> To: "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@redhat.com>
> Cc: "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@redhat.com>, [LKML etc.]
> Subject: Re: [RFC] Create kinst/ or ki/ directory ?
>
> On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:05:06 -0400
> "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi -
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 09:29:07AM -0700, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > > This misstates the details. What systemtap has out-of-tree is a
> > > > list of kernel function names (and parameter names), not
> > > > addresses. This list does change somewhat with kernel versions,
> > > > but we generally keep up. We do test with vanilla kernels, and
> > > > several non-RH distributors test with their kernels. It is a
> > > > problem, but it is manageable.
> > >
> > > yes so please please submit this stuff for mainline inclusion as has
> > > been asked quite a few times before.
> >
> > OK, but I don't recall receiving a clear answer as to how you envision
> > this would work. Would you support distribution of some systemtap
> > script files in some new subdirectory?
>
> yes absolutely.
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