[patch 00/10] Linux Kernel Markers for 2.6.21-mm2

Hi Andrew,

He is an updated, folded, version of the Linux Kernel Markers. It replaces the
version found in 2.6.21-mm2 at the exact same spot in the series file.

Main changes :
- It renames the MARK() trace_mark(), as suggested by Christoph Hellwig.
- It now defines the structures contained out of the marker section outside of
  the #ifdef __KERNEL__ so the SystemTAP tool can use the header to extract the
  markers from the kernel binary.
- The i386 optimization has been tweaked a bit : the call is now in the else
  branch. It has something to do with the i386 "fast path" being the taken
  branch of a jump, to make loops faster. It seems that the if/else statements
  are also affected : the if () will be faster than the else. Therefore, I put
  the call in the else, to make sure the fastest path is when the marker is
  disabled.
- I added the blktrace port to the markers infrastructure. It makes one in-tree
  markers user.

Please remove :

linux-kernel-markers-kconfig-menus.patch
linux-kernel-markers-architecture-independant-code.patch
linux-kernel-markers-powerpc-optimization.patch
linux-kernel-markers-i386-optimization.patch
markers-add-instrumentation-markers-menus-to-avr32.patch
linux-kernel-markers-non-optimized-architectures.patch
markers-alpha-and-avr32-supportadd-alpha-markerh-add-arm26-markerh.patch
linux-kernel-markers-documentation.patch
#
markers-define-the-linker-macro-extra_rwdata.patch
markers-use-extra_rwdata-in-architectures.patch


And add, instead :

linux-kernel-markers-kconfig-menus.patch
linux-kernel-markers-architecture-independant-code.patch
linux-kernel-markers-header-visible-from-userspace.h
linux-kernel-markers-powerpc-optimization.patch
linux-kernel-markers-i386-optimization.patch
linux-kernel-markers-non-optimized-architectures.patch
linux-kernel-markers-documentation.patch
#
linux-kernel-markers-define-the-linker-macro-extra_rwdata.patch
linux-kernel-markers-use-extra_rwdata-in-architectures.patch
#
linux-kernel-markers-port-blktrace-to-markers.patch


Thanks,

Mathieu


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