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Re: [GIT PULL] Performance Counters for Linux

From:  Christoph Hellwig <hch-AT-infradead.org>
To:  Linus Torvalds <torvalds-AT-linux-foundation.org>
Subject:  Re: [GIT PULL] Performance Counters for Linux
Date:  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:51:17 -0400
Message-ID:  <20090611185117.GA27411@infradead.org>
Cc:  David Newall <davidn-AT-davidnewall.com>, Pekka Enberg <penberg-AT-cs.helsinki.fi>, Christoph Hellwig <hch-AT-infradead.org>, Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra-AT-chello.nl>, Al Viro <viro-AT-zeniv.linux.org.uk>, Ingo Molnar <mingo-AT-elte.hu>, "David S. Miller" <davem-AT-davemloft.net>, Stephane Eranian <eranian-AT-googlemail.com>, linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, Paul Mackerras <paulus-AT-samba.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx-AT-linutronix.de>
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On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:21:46AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> But I note (once more) how _nobody_ has actually been able to accept the 
> fact that oprofile was an abject failure as it was split up. Instead, you 
> all dance around totally irrelevant issues.

I don't think oprofile has been a desaster because of any kind of split,
but because the design has been a failure from day 1.



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