On Tue, 15 Mar 2011, Andi Kleen wrote: > > > How do you envisage these features actually get used? For example, > > > will gdb be modified? Will other debuggers be modified or written? > > > > How about answering this question first _BEFORE_ advertising > > systemtap? > > I thought this was obvious. systemtap is essentially a script driven > debugger. Oh thanks for the clarification. I always wondered why a computer would need a tap. And it does not matter at all whether systemtap can use this or not. If the main debuggers used like gdb are not going to use it then it's a complete waste. We don't need another debugging interface just for a single esoteric use case. Thanks, tglx -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>