Re: [PATCH 10/17] tracing/probes: Move 'symbol' fetch method to kprobes

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Thu Dec 19 2013 - 20:05:25 EST


Hi Steve,

On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:18:30 -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:34:09 +0900
> Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:23:38 -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>> > On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:32:09 +0900
>> > Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> index 5395d37e5e72..adc9ac70fd3c 100644
>> >> --- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
>> >> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
>> >> @@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ DEFINE_BASIC_FETCH_FUNCS(stack)
>> >> #define fetch_stack_string_size NULL
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> +/* uprobes don't support symbol fetch methods */
>> >
>> > "uprobes does not support symbol fetch methods"
>>
>> I was confused since the "uprobes" looks like a plural..
>>
>
> Heh, yeah I guess it can be. I was thinking of it as singular. I was
> thinking of ftrace, perf, kprobes, uprobes, all being the same. As in
> "kprobes system" or "uprobes system". I implicitly added in my mind
> "system" to that sentence.
>
> uprobes (system) does not support fetch methods
>
> But I guess one can think of it as each individual uprobe does not
> support fetch methods, so "uprobes do not support fetch methods" would
> then be correct.
>
> But still, I would use the full "do not" as the "don't" here just
> sounds funny to me (sounds like a boxer talking "Dey don't do dat to
> me! Dey don't support fetch methods either!")

Okay, will use "do not" in the next version (if needed :) ).

Thanks,
Namhyung
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