Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:33:45 +0530 | From | Srikar Dronamraju <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v9 3.2 7/9] tracing: uprobes trace_event interface |
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* Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> [2012-01-17 11:59:16]:
> > btw., i'd write the CONFIG_UPROBE_EVENT .config help text: > > This allows the user to add tracing events on top of userspace > dynamic events (similar to tracepoints) on the fly via the > traceevents interface. Those events can be inserted wherever > uprobes can probe, and record various registers. > > This option is required if you plan to use perf-probe > subcommand of perf tools on user space applications. > > In a clearer form: > > This allows the user to add user-space dynamic events on the > fly, similar to tracepoints. These events can be inserted > into just about any user-space code transparently, and can > record register state there on the fly, which is then used by > instrumentation tools. > > This option is required if you plan to use the "perf probe" > subcommand of the perf tool on user space applications. >
Okay, Will change as suggested.
-- Thanks and Regards Srikar
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