[Bug translator/11246] New: Add better control over caching

[jistone at redhat dot com]

We now have several things that are stored in cache:

1. The script's module, stap.c and stap.ko
2. The common autoconf result, stapconf.h
3. The tracepoint query modules, tracequery.ko
4. The @cast w/ header modules, typequery_umod.so and typequery_kmod.ko

We have a single session variable, use_cache, which controls all of these.  When
someone uses the -k or -m options, we end up disabling all of the cache.  We
really only need to disable #1 in that case, and it would be nice to still
benefit from the rest of the caching.

While we're at it, we could use some command-line options to control the cache
for debugging.  A few ideas:
  --disable-cache : turn off all caching
  --clean-cache   : clean up stale entries and then quit
  --poison-cache  : force regeneration of items that would have hit the cache

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           Summary: Add better control over caching
           Product: systemtap
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: translator
        AssignedTo: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: jistone at redhat dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11246

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