Re: The case for a standard kernel debugger

From: richardj_moore@uk.ibm.com
Date: Fri Oct 06 2000 - 02:40:52 EST


Yes, we looked at that and it didn't seem to provide the generality we
needed - multipe exits registered per hook, ability to arm a set of hooks
atomically, ability to prioritise dispatching order of a hook exit, MP
complient. I may be wrong but the Linux Trace Toolkit hooks like like they
were specifically designed to cater for inserting static tracepoints into
the kernel.

Richard Moore - RAS Project Lead - Linux Technology Centre (PISC).

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