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    SubjectRe: What's left over.
    Linus Torvalds wrote:
    >>Linux Trace Toolkit (LTT
    > I don't know what this buys us.

    I'd like to add a request for this to be in mainstream. The benefits
    have already been stated in this thread, and it has been used here to
    good effect.

    >>Crash Dumping (LKCD
    > This is definitely a vendor-driven thing. I don't believe it has any
    > relevance unless vendors actively support it.

    I'd like to see this too. The more debug information the better as far
    as I'm concerned.


    >>Hires Timer
    > This one is likely another "vendor push" thing.

    It doesn't hurt performance when turned off, and allows for
    finer-grained timing when turned on. What's not to like? I can't
    comment on the actual code, but I really like the idea.


    Chris


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