Re: [PATCH] markers-linker-generic

[Andrew Morton]

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:51:11 -0400
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > What's this marker stuff about?
> > 
> 
> Hi Russel,
> 
> Here is an overview :

I am told that the systemtap developers plan to (or are) using this
infrastructure.

If correct: what is their reason for preferring it over kprobes?


Secondly, the code in -mm has no actual backend for delivering anything to
userspace or to anywhere else.  Why is this?  Which backends currently
exist, and which ones are envisaged?  Is there a plan to merge any backend
into the mainline kernel?

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/