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Re: context[2] stuck: (null)


>>>
>>> I would like to have an Initialization probe which allows use of blocking APIs.
>>
>> .... for example probe begin_interruptable {}  and probe end_interruptable {}
>
> I think you misunderstood me, probably because I didn't express myself
> well. Let's try again.
>
> If you wanted to include the functionality of the allocating the
> shared memory to store data and retrieve it via sysfs and debugfs
> files in systemtap, what would the user experience look like? Let's
> say I'm in a syscall probe. How would I add something to the shared
> memory? What would the sysfs/debugfs probe look like?
>

I would prefer a generic interface allowing me to call blocking APIs

> --
> David Smith
> Principal Software Engineer
> Red Hat


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