Re: [PATCH v5 11/14] trace: uprobes trace_event interface

[Steven Rostedt]

On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 14:00 +0530, Srikar Dronamraju wrote:

> +config UPROBE_EVENT
> +	depends on UPROBES
> +	bool "Enable uprobes-based dynamic events"
> +	select TRACING
> +	default y

Why is this default y?

-- Steve

> +	help
> +	  This allows the user to add tracing events on top of userspace dynamic
> +	  events (similar to tracepoints) on the fly via the traceevents interface.
> +	  Those events can be inserted wherever uprobes can probe, and record
> +	  various registers.
> +	  This option is required if you plan to use perf-probe subcommand of perf
> +	  tools on user space applications.
> +
>  endif # FTRACE
>  
>  

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