Messages in this thread | | | From | Arnd Bergmann <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 05/10] AXFS: axfs_profiling.c | Date | Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:37:19 +0200 |
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On Thursday 21 August 2008, Jared Hulbert wrote: > 1) same mount point - > I don't see how this works without an ioctl. I can't just make up > files in my mounted filesystem. You expect the mounted version to > match input to the mkfs. I'd not be happy with an ioctl. You can > just read it. > > 2) sysfs - > I agree with Carsten, I don't see how this fits in the sysfs hierarchy. > > 3) debugfs - > I don't know diddly about this.
Ok, so now yet another suggestion, which may sound a little strange:
oprofilefs
I believe you can use the oprofile infrastructure to record data about file accesses, even independent of the file system you are looking at.
It's probably a lot of work to get it right, but I would be worth it.
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