Re: [GIT PULL v2] bkl tracepoints + filter regex support

From: Frank Ch. Eigler
Date: Sat Sep 26 2009 - 11:47:37 EST



Hi -


Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> > That said, the future plans have evolved, and I'm fine if you have
>> > changed your opinion and think about a better way to develop this.

>> No, but the thing is, IF we're going to freeze this into ABI, then
>> there's no second chances.

> Right. Once it becomes an ioctl, it becomes an ABI :-/

Are y'all convinced that a little ascii language parser/interpreter is
the right thing to put into the kernel, as opposed to bytecode (with a
userspace compiler)?

- FChE
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