Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:12:42 +0200 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 00/19] [GIT PULL][v3.6] ftrace: Allow kprobes to work with ftace |
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* Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-07-20 at 22:19 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote: > > Ingo, > > > > This patch series extends ftrace function tracing utility to be > > more dynamic for its users. It allows for data passing to the callback > > functions, as well as reading regs as if a breakpoint were to trigger > > at function entry. > > > > The main goal of this patch series was to allow kprobes to use ftrace > > as an optimized probe point when a probe is placed on an ftrace nop. > > With lots of help from Masami Hiramatsu, and going through lots of > > iterations, we finally came up with a good solution. > > > > I've tested it vigorously (although, like always, there may be some > > subtle bug), but I feel it is ready for inclussion for the 3.6 merge > > window. > > As the merge window opened the day after I sent this (which > was also the same day I left for vacation :-p ), I recommend > that this goes in v3.7.
Yeah, the timing was a bit unfortunate :-/
> Can you pull this in for 3.7, or do you want me to post > another pull request after the merge window closes?
No need to resend, will pull it once the merge window dust has settled a bit.
Thanks,
Ingo
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