Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755351AbYGVSAz (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753336AbYGVSAp (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:45 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:49695 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752753AbYGVSAo (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:44 -0400 Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:15 -0400 From: Rik van Riel To: "Frank Ch. Eigler" Cc: James Bottomley , Masami Hiramatsu , linux-kernel , systemtap@sourceware.org Subject: Re: [RFC] systemtap: begin the process of using proper kernel APIs (part1: use kprobe symbol_name/offset instead of address) Message-ID: <20080722140015.37628ea4@bree.surriel.com> In-Reply-To: <20080717213355.GJ18295@redhat.com> References: <487E78ED.30804@redhat.com> <1216249383.3358.69.camel@localhost.localdomain> <487E8CE4.70105@redhat.com> <1216259391.3358.85.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1216304290.5515.11.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1216313914.5515.25.camel__21144.9282979176$1216314027$gmane$org@localhost.localdomain> <1216325546.5515.63.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20080717202634.GI18295@redhat.com> <1216328769.5515.78.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20080717213355.GJ18295@redhat.com> Organization: Red Hat, Inc. X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.2 (GTK+ 2.10.4; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 881 Lines: 24 On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:33:55 -0400 "Frank Ch. Eigler" wrote: > Yes, that is generally desirable - each case is usually a question of > cost/benefit. One significant requirement for us is to keep working > with older kernels. You will have to weigh that against the benefits of making systemtap generally useful for kernel developers, which would result in a more active systemtap community and, eventually, more available scripts and easier end user functionality. If a project is not aimed squarely at the developers who could give the project critical mass, it is essentially doomed. -- All rights reversed. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/