> While the change in -f implementation to use PTRACE_GETEVENTMSG&Co is major > internal change, I'm not sure how to "sell" it to regular users. > All I could think of is to write a NEWS entry like this: > * Implemented a new method of following clone, fork, and vfork > syscalls using Linux PTRACE_GETEVENTMSG interface.
If one were to refer to a Linux symbol name, I would say PTRACE_O_TRACECLONE. But I would be inclined to say something slightly less technical, like "using the Linux kernel's explicit facilities for tracing thread and child creation". Thanks, Roland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Strace-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/strace-devel
