[Bug translator/6902] New: optimize use of elfutils offline module search

fche at redhat dot com sourceware-bugzilla@sourceware.org
Thu Sep 18 10:02:00 GMT 2008


A probe such as 'probe kernel.function("foo") {}' currently
performs a full offline module search, which for a combined
kernel object/source tree can take a noticeable amount of time
(and inode cache space).  It's wasted effort.

See also bug #3498, but maybe we can get away with not using
a clever report_kernel_offline predicate function, but rather
perhaps we can do a single dwfl report per named module, and
save the resulting dwfl into a cache - like we do for userspace
dwfl's already.

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           Summary: optimize use of elfutils offline module search
           Product: systemtap
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: translator
        AssignedTo: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: fche at redhat dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6902

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