From: Maynard J. <may...@us...> - 2011-10-04 13:32:27
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On 10/03/2011 4:58 PM, William Cohen wrote: > On 09/22/2011 02:08 PM, William Cohen wrote: >> On 09/21/2011 12:30 PM, Maynard Johnson wrote: >>> William Cohen wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I have been thinking list of things that should be addressed in the >>>> next version of oprofile. This is just a quick list of things that >>>> come to mind. I am sure that other people have additional ideas for >>>> oprofile. This is a start to the discussion to improve oprofile >>>> rather than an exact list. >>> >>> Thanks for the great suggestions! Comments below. >>> >>> -Maynard >> >> Hi Maynard, >> >>> >>>> >>>> -Will >>>> >>>> Eliminate the Linux module in oprofile user-space package >>>> >>>> OProfile support has been in the Linux kernel for a very long >>>> time. Carrying around the kernel module in the user-space package >>>> doesn't make much sense. Getting rid of it will remove about 260KB of >>>> dead code. >>> Agree. Can you open a bug report for this? Perhaps you could assign it to yourself if you have time. >> >> Added Bugs item #3412940 for this. > > I have a patch for this. It is a bit large (190KB) to send on the mailing list. It is attached to the bug #3412940: > > 0001-Remove-the-old-oprofile-linux-kernel-drivers-in-OPro.patch > > If it looks okay, I can check it in. That will make OProfile a bit more compact. Thanks for the patch, Will. I'll review it today. -Maynard > > -Will > |