[PATCH v2 2.6.38-rc8-tip 0/20] 0: Inode based uprobes

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > How do you envisage these features actually get used?  For example,
> > > will gdb be modified?  Will other debuggers be modified or written?
> > 
> > How about answering this question first _BEFORE_ advertising
> > systemtap?
> 
> I thought this was obvious.  systemtap is essentially a script driven 
> debugger. 

Oh thanks for the clarification. I always wondered why a computer
would need a tap.

And it does not matter at all whether systemtap can use this or
not. If the main debuggers used like gdb are not going to use it then
it's a complete waste. We don't need another debugging interface just
for a single esoteric use case.

Thanks,

	tglx