echo "2">/proc/sys/kernel/profiling (for example) would be pretty nice
IMHO
Just thoughts,
-D
On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
> >
> > The init.c patch is needed to run the kernel with the profiler without
> > specify profiler=x at lilo. I also masked out the x86_do_profile() call in
> > the code to save some clock cycle per timer interrupt. I had to guess that
> > nobody other me is running profiling from ages (2.1.??)...
>
> I'm running profiling all the time. I have to say that I prefer it the way
> it is now, where the config option is on but it doesn't take up any space
> unless you ask for it at the command line (and I use lilo and have it
> default to prof=2..)
>
> I was going to remove the profile config option altogether, actally.
>
> Linus
>
>
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