[Bug translator/5075] New: automatic creation of "argstr"

[hunt at redhat dot com]

The systemcall tapset (and some others) create a string variable "argstr" which
is a formatted string of the probed function's arguments.  Doing this for even a
small fraction of the functions in the kernel is very time consuming. 
Maintaining it is a continuing drain. Yet it is very useful.  Rarely is a user
concerned only with what functions are called; some simple way to print the args
is needed.

The translator has access to the argument types from the dwarf information. I
see no reason why it cannot construct, on demand, something like argstr
automatically for every probed function, in kernel or userspace.  Even
displaying complicated structures should be simple enough.

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           Summary: automatic creation of "argstr"
           Product: systemtap
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P1
         Component: translator
        AssignedTo: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: hunt at redhat dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5075

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