Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:06:31 -0500 | From | "Frank Ch. Eigler" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/16] LTTng 0.6.36 for 2.6.18 : Linux Kernel Markers |
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Hi -
On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 05:40:36AM +0000, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > [...] > > > Are you sure the license_gplok check is necessary here? We should > > > consider encouraging non-gpl module writers to instrument their code, > > > to give users a slightly better chance of debugging problems.
> > [... the authors of clearcase] have the funny habit of > > distributing their kernel modules as ".ko" files instead of > > sending a proper ".o" and later link it against a wrapper. The > > result is, I must say, quite bad [...] the structure is > > corrupted.
> Please don't add hacks like that for non-GPL modules.
Indeed, offline Matheiu elaborated on his problem, and it turns out that good old modversions would have solved it.
> But neither should we export any tracing functionality for them. > They're not the kind of people we want to help at all,
Making that sort of political decision is beyond my pay grade. I merely suggested its consideration.
> and Frank just shows once again that he should rather stay away from > kernel stuff and keep on writing C++.
Now now, if you don't like my C++, wait till you see my Smalltalk-80. Or are you just jealous that my initials subsume yours?
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