Re: [RFC] hwbkpt: Hardware breakpoints (was Kwatch)

[Roland McGrath]

> > Please not.  That might save a few bytes, but it makes the interface a
> > lot harder to understand for users.  We really discourage over-loaded
> > interfaces in Linux.
> 
> I agree with Christoph.  Plenty of other interfaces in the kernel do the 
> same thing.

I don't think a single hook for both "on" and "off" notification is harder
to understand at all, it's natural.  But this is a very tiny point.

> I'll be happy to rename the structures and the files if Roland doesn't 
> mind.

I didn't much like "debugpoint" but I'm not wedded to vowellessness.
hw_breakpoint is fine by me.


Thanks,
Roland
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