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Subject: Re: [PATCH tracing/kprobes v2 1/5] tracing/kprobes: Rename special
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From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 10:23 -0400, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > 
> 
> OK, so here are syntax ideas
> 
> * current syntax
> <Ftrace>
> - $sp_var
> - %regs
> - @symbol
> <Perf>
> - local_var
> 
> * $local syntax
> <Ftrace>
> - sp_var
> - %regs
> - @symbol
> <Perf>
> - $local_var
> 

I'm fine with either of the above. I don't like either of the below.

-- Steve

> * non $ syntax 1
> <Ftrace>
> - %sp_var
> - %regs
> - @symbol
> <Perf>
> - local_var
> 
> * non $ syntax 2
> <Ftrace>
> - %%sp_var or %@sp_var
> - %regs
> - @symbol
> <Perf>
> - local_var
> 
> So, which one do you like to use? :-)
> 
> Thank you,
> 

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