Re: [PATCH v2 2.6.38-rc8-tip 0/20] 0: Inode based uprobes

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> 
> > uprobes and then draft a proposal for how the syscall should look. 
> > There are still some areas on how we should be allowing the
> > filter, and what restrictions we should place on the syscall
> > defined handler. I would like to hear from you and others on your
> > ideas for the same. If you have ideas on doing it other than using a
> > syscall then please do let me know about the same.
> 
> I don't think that anything else than a proper syscall interface is
> going to work out.

Okay, 

> 
> > I know that getting the user interface right is very important.
> > However I think it kind of depends on what the infrastructure can
> > provide too. So if we can decide on the kernel ABI and the
> > underlying design (i.e can we use replace_page() based background page
> > replacement, Are there issues with the Xol slot based mechanism that
> > we are using, etc), we can work towards providing a stable User ABI that
> > even normal users can use. For now I am concentrating on getting the
> > underlying infrastructure correct.
> 
> Fair enough. I'll go through the existing patchset and comment there.
> 

Thanks for taking a look at the code. Look forward for your
comments.

-- 
Thanks and Regards
Srikar

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