Re: [PATCHv10 2.6.35-rc6-tip 9/14] trace: uprobes trace_eventinterface

From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Sun Aug 01 2010 - 22:21:16 EST


On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 02:04:14PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Srikar Dronamraju wrote:
> > diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> > index c681fa7..16e2a8c 100644
> > --- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> > +++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> > @@ -482,6 +482,22 @@ config RING_BUFFER_BENCHMARK
> >
> > If unsure, say N.
> >
> > +config UPROBE_EVENT
> > + bool "Enable uprobes-based dynamic events"
> > + depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES
> > + depends on MMU
> > + select UPROBES
> > + select PROBE_EVENTS
> > + select TRACING
> > + default n
> > + help
> > + 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.
> > +
>
> Possible enhancement: Moving this config right after KPROBE_EVENT, because
> those two provide similar dynamic events.
>
> Thank you,


In fact this could be a menu "Dynamic Probes", perhaps default off, inside
which Kprobes and Uprobes would be default on (but depend on "Dynamic Probes").

So that you can quickly enable them all in one.

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