* Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 10:47 AM Peter Zijlstra <pet...@infradead.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 04, 2019 at 08:51:21AM -0700, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> > > Anything in tracing can be deleted.
> > > Tracing is about debugging and introspection.
> > > When underlying kernel code changes the introspection points change as
> > > well.
> >
> > Right; except when it breaks widely used tools; like say powertop. Been
> > there, done that.
>
> powertop was a lesson learned, but it's not a relevant example anymore.
> There are more widely used tools today. Like bcc tools.
> And bpftrace is quickly gaining momentum and large user base.
> bcc tools did break already several times and people fixed them.
Are these tools using libtraceevents?
Thanks,
Ingo
