Re: [RFC PATCH bpf-next v1 0/3] bpf: Add BPF program type for overriding tracepoint probes

From: Steven Rostedt

Date: Thu Sep 18 2025 - 11:23:31 EST


On Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:33:22 +0800
Fuyu Zhao <zhaofuyu@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> At the moment, I don’t have a solid real-world example to provide.
> This work is still in an exploratory stage.

We shouldn't be in the business of "if you build it, they will come".
Unless there is a concrete use case now, I would not be adding anything.

My entire workflow for what I created in the tracing system was "I have a
need, I will implement it". The "need" came first. I then wrote code to
satisfy that need. It should not be the other way around.

-- Steve