Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933442AbZLOTXn (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:23:43 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S933428AbZLOTXl (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:23:41 -0500 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:35074 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933430AbZLOTXi (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:23:38 -0500 Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:22:58 +0100 From: Ingo Molnar To: Masami Hiramatsu Cc: Frederic Weisbecker , lkml , Paul Mackerras , Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo , Steven Rostedt , Jim Keniston , Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli , Christoph Hellwig , "Frank Ch. Eigler" , Jason Baron , "K.Prasad" , Peter Zijlstra , Srikar Dronamraju , systemtap , DLE Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip 00/14] perf-probe updates Message-ID: <20091215192258.GB15443@elte.hu> References: <20091215153106.17436.66584.stgit@dhcp-100-2-132.bos.redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091215153106.17436.66584.stgit@dhcp-100-2-132.bos.redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-08-17) X-ELTE-SpamScore: 0.0 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=0.0 required=5.9 tests=FS_TIP_DDD autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.5 0.0 FS_TIP_DDD Phrase: subject = tip ddd Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1396 Lines: 44 * Masami Hiramatsu wrote: > Hi Ingo, > > Here are several bugfixes and updates of perf-probe. > This updates includes below features. > > - Support checking kernel Build-ID > Comparing vmlinux build-id and running kernel build-id > can prevent user to set incorrect probes by using > old/incorrect vmlinux. > > - Symbol search by libelf/kallsyms > This allows to check probed symbol exists in the kernel > even if debuginfo is not available. > > - Support glob expression with --del option (like --del '*') > This allows users to use wildcard for specifying > deleting events. > > - Reject adding same-name events > Rejecting to add event which name already exists. > > - Support event name specifying for new events > This allows users to set their own name to new > events. Currently setting group name is not > allowed, because it will conflict with other > tracepoints and kmem event. > > I think the glob expression (wildcard matching) can be > applied to other perf tools for choosing events, and it > will give user better experience :-) Very nice improvements! :) Applied, thanks! Ingo -- 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/