The two attached patches update the FAQ on the OProfile website and the
opcontrol man page to reflect that call graph is now supported on
PowerPC architectures with recent kernels (>= 2.6.17).
Thanks.
-Maynard
diff -paur oprofile/doc/opcontrol.1.in oprofile-cg/doc/opcontrol.1.in
--- oprofile/doc/opcontrol.1.in 2006-01-16 07:29:23.000000000 -0600
+++ oprofile-cg/doc/opcontrol.1.in 2006-10-09 16:53:27.000000000 -0500
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ options and 'none' turns off separation.
.TP
.BI "--callgraph=#depth"
Enable callgraph sample collection with a maximum depth. Use 0 to disable
-callgraph profiling. This option is currently only usable on x86, using a
-2.6+ kernel with callgraph support enabled.
+callgraph profiling. This option is available on x86 using a
+2.6+ kernel with callgraph support enabled. It is also available on PowerPC
using a 2.6.17+ kernel.
.br
.TP
.BI "--image="[name,name...|"all"]
diff -paur oprofile-www/faq/index.php3 oprofile-www-cg/faq/index.php3
--- oprofile-www/faq/index.php3 2006-06-07 07:20:17.000000000 -0500
+++ oprofile-www-cg/faq/index.php3 2006-10-09 16:26:59.000000000 -0500
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ are all in various stages of support, mo
<h3>Can OProfile collect call graphs like <tt>gprof</tt>?</h3>
<p>
Yes, starting with OProfile 0.8. You need to be on x86 or ARM, and run a
recent 2.6
-kernel.
+kernel. Call graph is also supported on PowerPC, beginning with the 2.6.17
kernel.
</p>
<h3>What about the "security hole" <a
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