Re: [RFC][PATCH] Implement perf_callchain_user for o32 ABI (on mipsel)

[Holger Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>]

David Daney <david.daney <at> cavium.com> writes:


> We probably could use some sort of backtrace code in the kernel, but 
> three seperate implementations are too many.
> 
> Also separating most of the unwinder into a separate file would be 
> preferable to mixing it into the perf counter driver.


Ah great, the oprofile support didn't exist when I was starting. Yes,
I will move the userspace unwinding into a common file and then build
the perf support on top of it.

holger