Re: [PATCH] coredump debugging: add a tracepoint to report the coredumping

[Steven Rostedt]

On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:55 +0800
Wen Yang <wenyang.linux@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Honestly, if anything, it should probably be moved down right next to
> > () (I never understood why  needed its own hooks
> > and not just use tracepoints).
> >   
> 
> Perhaps it's just because perf appeared earlier, and it doesn't rely on 
> TRACEPOINTS.

tracepoints existed in 2008 and perf was added in 2009, so time frame was
not a factor.

> It is indeed reasonable to replace perf_event_exit_task() with 
> TRACEPOINT, and we are willing to try to modify it. It will require some 
> work and time.

I think that would be worth while, but I guess Peter will need to approve that.

-- Steve