Re: Merging relayfs?

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On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, Tom Zanussi wrote:


Hi Andrew, can you please merge relayfs?  It provides a low-overhead
logging and buffering capability, which does not currently exist in
the kernel.

relayfs key features:

- Extremely efficient high-speed logging/buffering

Usualy/for now relayfs is used as base infrastructure for variuos
debuging/measuring.
IMO storing raw data and transfer them to user space it is wrong way.
Why ? Becase i adds very big overhead for memory nad storage.
Big .. compare to in situ storing partialy analyzed data in conters
and other like it is in DTrace.

IMO much better will be add base/template set of functions for use in KProbes probes which will come with KProbes code as base tool set. It will allow cut transfered data size from megabites/gigabyutes to hundret bytes/kilo bytes, make debuging/measuring more smooth without additional latency for transfer data outside kernel space.

It will be good not reinvent wheel in wrong way if in working implemtation like DTrace it work more than well.

Yes, maybe it will be good have something like relayfs for some other tasks but for debuging/measuring better will be IMO use other way which will not use this technik.

kloczek
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