> We are not proposing the entire dprobes patch to be in kernel. It doesn't
> have to be. We are proposing for inclusion the "kprobes" patchset at
> http://www-124.ibm.com/linux/patches/?project_id=141 which provides
> the basic infrastructure in the kernel for setting up and handling
> breakpoints automatically in kernel space. Once this small piece is in,
> we can implement comprehensive tools like dynamic probes as external
> kernel modules without having to patch the kernel.
Okay, so if patch 1 is kprobes itself, what exactly is the status of patches
2-4? (Optional but nice? Cleanups? Or are you pushing as hard for them as
for part 1?)
I thought 2-4 paved the way for dprobes, but if you're not trying to get
dprobes in...?
Rob
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