Re: [PATCH] x86: add the debugfs interface for the sysprof tool

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Wed Feb 20 2008 - 16:45:41 EST



On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 13:07 -0800, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:58:42 +0100
> Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 11:26 -0800, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> >
> > > feel free to reinvent a whole GUI just to avoid a 200 line kernel
> > > module. sysprof is here. it works.
> >
> > > the gui is REALLY nice.
> >
> > I guess we have to agree to disagree here. Its plain useless from my
> > POV.
>
> that's fine. Different tools for different people. sysprof isn't aimed
> at kernel developers.

That was speaking from userland days.

But you forgot the more important points about API and wild-growth of
duplicate interfaces.

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