Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:47:58 +0530 | From | Srikar Dronamraju <> | Subject | Re: [PATCHv11 2.6.36-rc2-tip 10/15] 10: tracing: config option to enable both kprobe-tracer and uprobe-tracer. |
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> > > > I think we should go with the first one, i.e have a common knob thats > > by default unselected. > > Yeah, I'm OK to have a common knob, but I just don't like to set > KPROBE_EVENT unselected by default. I think there is no reason > to change default selecting (currently, KPROBE_EVENT=y by default.)
I understand your concern.
> > So, I think we should have below selecting list; > --- Tracers > ... > [*] Enable dynamic events > [ ] Enable user-space dynamic events (EXPERIMENTAL) > ... > > What would you think about this ? :) > > Thank you,
Wouldnt it negate the purpose of common knob? Because people would still have go and select UPROBE_EVENTS,
I think when Frederic asked for a common knob, he was looking at enabling both or disabling both and an option to selectively select one of the tracers.
-- Thanks and Regards Srikar
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