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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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