Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:26:46 -0500 | From | Mathieu Desnoyers <> | Subject | Re: [RFC tracing] Common Trace Format for Linux (v1.1) |
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* Thomas Gleixner (tglx@linutronix.de) wrote: > Mathieu, > > On Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote: > > > * Thomas Gleixner (tglx@linutronix.de) wrote: > > [...] > > > > > The requirement list has been beaten to death several times already > > > along with the various options of trace formats, so we really are at > > > the point where you folks need to sit down and come up with real code > > > which can be discussed and improved on a technical base. > > > > I understand and share your frustration about things having been standing still > > for way too long. > > > > In order to get things rolling, I hereby append my trace format proposal as RFC. > > I did implement the core elements of it already in the BabelTrace trace > > converter project, so it's not one of these dreaded "design by committee without > > any understanding of the practicality aspects" standards. I try make sure it > > translates to something realistic and useful. > > > > Feedback is welcome, thanks, > > > > Mathieu > > > > RFC: Common Trace Format Proposal for Linux (v1.1) > > Groan. Did you read what I wrote ? > > > > ... so we really are at > > > the point where you folks need to sit down and come up with real code > > > which can be discussed and improved on a technical base. > > Your reaction on this is to send yet another proposal, which has not > really anything new in it. > > What we are waiting for is a sensible incremental patch series, which > extends or replaces functionality in the existing perf ABI up to the > point, where we can eventually see the need for a sensible > replacement. That's the way we work, not with tons of proposals.
OK, I'll work on this. Meanwhile, anyone interested to provide feedback on the RFC I sent is still welcome to do so.
Thanks,
Mathieu
-- Mathieu Desnoyers Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant EfficiOS Inc. http://www.efficios.com
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