Messages in this thread | | | From | Alexei Starovoitov <> | Date | Wed, 4 Sep 2019 08:25:27 -0700 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched/debug: add sched_update_nr_running tracepoint |
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On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 6:10 AM Joel Fernandes <joel@joelfernandes.org> wrote: > > I wonder if this distinction of "tracepoint" being non-ABI can be documented > somewhere. I would be happy to do that if there is a place for the same. I > really want some general "policy" in the kernel on where we draw a line in > the sand with respect to tracepoints and ABI :).
It's been discussed millions times. tracepoints are not abi. Example: android folks started abusing tracepoints inside bpf core and we _deleted_ them. Same thing can be done with _any_ tracepoint. Do not abuse them and stop the fud about abi.
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