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From: Daniel Phillips <phillips@arcor.de>
To: Mel <mel@csn.ul.ie>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rmap 14
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 23:38:21 +0200
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On Monday 19 August 2002 23:19, Mel wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> 
> > It sounds like you want to try the linux trace toolkit:
> >
> >    http://www.opersys.com/LTT/
> >
> 
> I have been looking it's direction a couple of times. I suspect I'll
> eventually end up using it to answer some questions

That's exactly what I meant - when you uncover something interesting with
your test tool, you investigate it further with LTT.

> but I'm trying to
> get as far as possible without using large kernel patches. At the moment
> the extent of the patches involves exporting symbols to modules

I think you've chosen roughly the right level to approach this.

-- 
Daniel
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