Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:54:01 +0000 From: Edward Tomasz Napierala <trasz@freebsd.org> To: Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r326125 - head/usr.sbin/kgmon Message-ID: <20171126195401.GA3787@brick> In-Reply-To: <20171124002239.T1335@besplex.bde.org> References: <201711231241.vANCf58n091345@repo.freebsd.org> <20171124002239.T1335@besplex.bde.org>
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On 1124T0138, Bruce Evans wrote: > On Thu, 23 Nov 2017, Edward Tomasz Napierala wrote: > > > Log: > > Mark kgmon(8) obsolete, redirecting users to pmcstat(8). > > It isn't obsolete. pmcstat can't do at least full (non-statistical) > call graphs and high-resolution profiling. [snip detailed explanation] Thanks. Based on your arguments (and on the fact that I've tried again to use it, following instructions from the URL below[1], and this time it actually worked), I think I'll revert this commit, and just add an ".Xr pmcstat 8" instead. 1. http://lserinol.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/freebsd-kernel-profiling-with-kgmon.html
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