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Re: [RFC] SystemTap future direction
Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> writes:
> [...]
> So we might better start with useful concrete examples which show
> the actual performance differences between on-line and off-line.
It's also not a matter of mere performance difference. Sometimes the
data being collected - probes being activated - are themselves a
function of history. Sometimes action needs to be taken. Sometimes
tetris needs to be played. :-) These are all beyond offline parsing
approach.
- FChE