On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:06:30 -0400 Steven Rostedt <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:33:42 +0800 > Tiezhu Yang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > the CONFIG_UPROBES is disabled by default and make CONFIG_UPROBE_EVENTS > > > depending on it, the uprobe_events menu is hidden. I don't like this. > > > > This is somehow like the current status of CONFIG_KPROBES and > > CONFIG_KPROBE_EVENTS. > > The question is, can uprobes be used without uprobe_events? With the > current BPF work that I haven't been following, it may be possible now. uprobe_register/unregister APIs are exposed to the kernel modules, since systemtap had been introduced this feature. Thank you, > > If uprobes can be used without uprobe events, like kprobes can be used > without kprobe events, then I can see having uprobes as a separate config > menu option. If not, then no, it shouldn't be. > > -- Steve -- Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]>
