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2008-04-27  Soren Sandmann <sandmann@daimi.au.dk>

	* -=-=-=- Release sysprof 1.0.10 -=-=-=-

	* configure.ac: Bump version

	* sysprof.c: Bump year

2007-10-21  Soren Sandmann <sandmann@daimi.au.dk>

	* -=-=-=- Release sysprof 1.0.9 -=-=-=-

	* configure.ac: Bump version. 

	* Makefile.am: Add explicit /sbin in insert-module
	
2007-10-21  Soren Sandmann <sandmann@daimi.au.dk>

	* module/Makefile: Delete CFLAGS reminiscence of 2.4 support.

2006-12-09  Soren Sandmann <sandmann@daimi.au.dk>

	* =-=-=-= Release sysprof 1.0.8 =-=-=-=
	
	* module/sysprof-module.c (timer_notify): Add forgotten
	put_cpu_var(). 

2006-11-16  Soren Sandmann <sandmann@daimi.au.dk>

	* =-=-=-= Release 1.0.7 =-=-=-=

	* process.c (process_lookup_symbol): Also treat 0x01 as "In
	kernel", even when there is a map for the 0x00 address. (Tim
	Rowley).

	* module/sysprof-module.c: Check for profiling enabled after
	potentially including config.h

2006-11-02  Soren Sandmann  <sandmann@daimi.au.dk>

	* -=-=-=- Release sysprof 1.0.6 -=-=-=-
	
	* module/sysprof-module.c: Include config.h on kernels < 2.6.18. 

2006-10-29  Soren Sandmann  <sandmann@daimi.au.dk>

	* -=-=-=- Release sysprof 1.0.5 -=-=-=-
	
	* binfile.c (read_symbols): Store symbols in offsets into original
	file, not debug file. Fixes symbols when the debug binaries have 
	different text offsets than the real binaries.

2006-10-29  Soren Sandmann <sandmann@daimi.au.dk>

	* =-=-=-= Release sysprof 1.0.4 =-=-=-=

	* module/sysprof-module.c: Remove include of linux/config.h

Sat Aug 12 16:27:13 2006  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* module/sysprof-module.c (timer_notify): Bugfix for SMP kernel:
	Make n_samples a per-CPU variable. Protect timer_notify() with an
	atomic variable.

2006-06-08  Soren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* announce-1.0.3: Fix forgotten 1.0.2 -> 1.0.3.

2006-06-08  Soren Sandmann <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* =-=-=-= Release sysprof 1.0.3 =-=-=-=

	* configure.ac: Bump version number

	* announce-1.0.3: Add this file.
	
	* sysprof.c (RESET_DEAD_PERIOD): Increase this to 250

2006-06-05  Soren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* module/sysprof-module.c (init_module): Copy the proc_fops and
	update the poll entry in the copy, rather than writing directly to
	the proc_fops. Fixes compilation on the latest kernels.

Thu Feb 23 21:37:21 2006  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* =-=-=-= Release sysprof 1.0.2 =-=-=-=

	* configure.ac: Bump version number	
	
	* sysprof.c (on_about_activated): Update about box

	* announce-1.0.2: add this file

Sun Jan 15 20:16:39 2006  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* module/sysprof-module.c: Add package version to spew.

2006-01-13  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* module/sysprof-module.c (INTERVAL): Backport fix for HZ <=
	SAMPLES_PER_SECOND from HEAD. (Thomas de Grenier de Latour).

Wed Jan 11 20:23:06 2006  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* process.c (read_maps): Also make offset a gulong (Samuel
	Mimram).

Mon Jan  9 09:56:46 2006  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* module/sysprof-module.c (timer_notify): Remove START_OF_STACK
	check.

Mon Jan  9 00:53:35 2006  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* process.c (read_maps): Use gulong for addresses. Bug reported by
	Martin Reddy.

Tue Dec 20 12:21:16 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* configure.ac: Add missing backslashes, pointed out by Ralph
	Siemsen.

Mon Dec 19 15:46:27 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* =-=-=-= Release sysprof 1.0.1 =-=-=-=

	* configure.ac: Bump version numbers

Mon Dec 19 15:39:52 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* module/sysprof-module.c (timer_notify): Make kernel module
	compile with recent kernels. Delete lots of commented out code.

Sat Oct 29 14:43:00 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	Fix crash pointed reported by Rudi Chiarito. 
	
	* stackstash.c (stack_stash_add_trace): Just return if
	n_addrs is 0. 

	* sysprof.c (on_read): Only trace if n_addresses != 0. 

Mon Oct 10 14:33:50 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* configure.ac: Add --disable-kernel-module option. Patch from
	Pascal Terjan. 

Sat Sep 17 14:35:32 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* Bump version numbers
	* README: update
	* TODO: Updates

Sun Sep  4 19:38:51 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Updates

Tue Aug 30 16:57:33 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* configure.ac: Complain if we can't find /lib/modules/`uname
	-r`/build/Makefile. 

	* process.c (process_lookup_symbol): Take an address of 0x1 to
	mean "in kernel".

	* module/sysprof-module.c (timer_notify): When reporting in-kernel
	time, give the current pid instead of -1.

	* TODO: updates

Mon Aug 15 20:39:11 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* binfile.c, process.c, profile.c: Fix some warnings.

Mon Aug  1 23:49:51 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* module/sysprof-module.c (REG_INS_PTR): Add support for
	amd64/x86-64. Patch from Mike Frysinger.

Sun Jul 10 10:51:52 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* binfile.c: Various minor clean-ups

Sat Jul  9 23:20:39 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* binfile.c (bin_file_new): Cache BinFiles by filename.

	* stackstash.c (stack_stash_free): Plug leak

	* process.c (process_free_maps): Plug leak

	* module/Makefile (install): Check that depmod exists before
	running it.

Sun Jun 19 15:42:34 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* module/sysprof-module.c (SAMPLES_PER_SECOND): Set to 200.

	* sysprof.c (on_about_activated): Add version information

	* configure.ac: Bump version to 0.91
	
	* README: Updates

Sat Jun 18 22:45:04 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Updates

	* configure.ac: Check for Linux 2.6.11

	* process.c (get_pidname): Present pid=-1 as [kernel].

	* module/sysprof-module.c: Use register_timer_hook() instead of
	a kernel timer. Set trace.pid to -1 if interrupt happens in
	kernel.

Sun Jun 12 20:30:37 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c (build_gui): Disable type-ahead search for all the
	tree views.
	
	* sysprof.c (on_object_selection_changed): Call it from here

	* sysprof.c (expand_descendants_tree): New function that
	determines what nodes to expand in the descendatns view. 

Sun Jun 12 13:37:15 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Updates

Thu Jun  9 13:28:33 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Updates

Thu May 26 01:10:45 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c (on_callers_row_activated): Grab focus on the callers
	view, not the descendants view.
	
	* sysprof.c (on_read): Add a short "dead" period after a reset,
	so that 'samples' will actually be 0 for a while.
	
Mon May 23 01:37:26 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* README: Remove comment about auto* stuff, link to

		http://www.daimi.au.dk/~sandmann/sysprof/

Sun May 23 16:10:00 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	-=-=-=-=-=- Release v. 0.9 -=-=-=-=-=-
	
Sun May 22 21:06:36 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Updates

Sat May 21 20:58:59 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: update
	
	* sysprof.c (on_menu_item_activated): New function. 

	* sysprof.c (build_gui): Hook up menu items.

	* module/sysprof-module.c (init_module): Remove module_init/exit
	as they cause build failure on kernels < 2.6.11.

Sat May 21 00:59:38 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: update

Wed May 18 22:21:52 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* module/sysprof-module.c: Remove ref-counting since it didn't
	actually do any good.

	* sysprof.c (load_module): Use g_spawn_command_line_sync() instaed
	of system().

Sun May 15 11:56:30 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* module/sysprof-module.c: First attempt at making module robust
	agains unloading when in use.

Sun May 15 10:24:09 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* Makefile.am, module/Makefile: Do more-or-less what the automake
	manual suggests about foreign subdirectories.

Sat May 14 16:36:32 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c (set_application_title): Update the title bar on
	load/save

	* treeviewutils.c, sfile.c: Fix compiler warnings

	* Makefile.am: define PIXMAPDIR
	
Sat May 14 15:49:52 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	Auto*ify.
	
	* TODO: updates

	* AUTHORS, INSTALL, Makefile.am, NEWS, configure.ac: New files

	* module/Makefile: New file

	* module/sysprof-module.c, module/sysprof-module.h: Move these
	files to their own directy, as the kernel build system does not
	work very well with auto*.

	* sysprof.c, autogen.sh: Some auto* changes.
	
Sun May  8 16:31:32 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: more updates

	* sysprof.c: Try loading the module before complaining

Sun May  8 15:45:08 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof-module.c (do_generate): Restore lost wake_up().

	* sfile.c: Comment out use of bz2.

	* Makefile: Add an install target. Add GLADE_DIR and PIXMAP_DIR

	* sysprof.c (build_gui): use GLADE_DIR and PIXMAP_DIR here.

	* TODO: Updates.

Sat May  7 13:57:17 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sfile.c (sfile_output_free): Implement this function
	
	* sfile.c (sfile_input_free): Implement this function

Fri May  6 23:38:48 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof-module.c (do_generate): Another desparate hack to try
	and prevent the oops.

Sat Apr 30 16:57:23 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* process.c (PAGE_SIZE): Use getpagesize()

	* TODO: More updates

Sat Apr 30 15:44:12 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Updates

	* sysprof-module.c (get_regs): Change the way we get registers for
	a task so that it works with 2.6.11

Sat Apr 23 19:17:18 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Updates

Sat Apr 23 19:12:52 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* profile.c: Store a pointer to the root of the call tree

	* profile.c (profile_load): Call sfile_input_free()

	* sfile.c (sformat_free): Implement this function

Sat Apr 23 18:38:46 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sfile.c (post_process_read_instructions): Check pointer types

	* sfile.c (post_process_instructions_recurse): Delete this unused function

Sat Apr 23 17:49:33 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof-module.c (page_readable): New function to check if the
	page is readable before reading. Noop on kernel <= 2.6.11

	* sysprof-module.c (get_mm, put_mm): New functions to confine
	#ifdefs. 

Sat Apr 23 17:48:22 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* Makefile (MODCFLAGS): Disable optimization as I suspect
	the oops is related to miscompilation.

Fri Apr 22 00:09:16 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof-module.c (read_user_space): On >= 2.6.11 check that the
	pages are present and readable before reading them.

Tue Apr 19 23:26:45 2005  Kristian Høgsberg  <krh@bitplanet.net>

	* Makefile (check): Add simple check target that runs a sanity
	check of the build environment.

Sun Apr 17 00:20:41 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c (on_open_clicked): Factor out some stuff in their own
	functions.

	* sysprof.c (load_file): Idle handler to load files given on the
	command line.

	* sysprof.c (main): If a filename is passed on the command line,
	load it in an idle handler.

Sun Apr 17 00:19:03 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Updates

Sat Apr 16 19:51:48 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof-module.c (read_user_space): Read a whole page at a time.

Sat Apr 16 14:15:55 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Update
	
	* sysprof-module.c (x_access_process_vm): On kernel 2.6.9 and
	later use get_task_mm()/mmput() instead of directly accessing
	task->mm.

Sat Apr 16 01:54:18 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Add backtrace for kernel oops.

Fri Apr 15 16:37:45 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: updates

	* sysprof.c (sorry): If you hit profile when the module isn't
	loaded, pop up an annoying dialog.

	* sysprof-module.c: Clean-ups, remove various unused abstractions.

Sat Apr  9 17:49:13 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* COPYING: Add a copy of the GPL

Sat Apr  9 17:04:50 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* Makefile: Remove debug spew

	* *: Add copyright notices

Fri Apr  8 21:30:02 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: More updates

Fri Apr  8 20:48:58 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c (build_gui): Load the icon, hook up "about"
	activation.

	* sysprof.c (on_about_activated): New function. Show an about
	dialog.

	* sysprof.c (struct Application): Add an icon field

	* TODO: Updates
	
	* sysprof-icon.png: Icon, drawn by Diana Fong

Tue Apr  5 23:01:02 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* binfile.c (read_symbols): Put back the weird loop, and stop
	pretending I understand this. This time use SEC_ALLOC instead of
	SEC_LOAD.

Tue Apr  5 20:13:44 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* process.c (process_ensure_map): Add commented out debug spew.

	* process.c (process_lookup_symbol): Remove all should_offset()
	function and all references to it.

	* binfile.c (bin_file_lookup_symbol): Document that address must
	be in file coordinates.

	* binfile.c (read_symbols): Remove misguided code that tried to
	guess the load address of the file. Instead, do all computations
	in "file coordinates". Also fix a memory leak. Add commented out
	debug spew.

	* binfile.c (separate_debug_file_exists): Fix signedness

Tue Apr  5 14:34:43 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof-module.c (x_access_process_vm): Make it compile with
	kernel 2.6.11

	* TODO: updates

Mon Apr  4 00:57:11 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c: Busy cursors in many more places.

	* TODO: updates

Sun Apr  3 23:28:45 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof-module.c (do_generate): Re-schedule the timeout here
	instead of in on_timer().
	
	* sysprof-module.c (on_timer): Only block tasks in the
	TASK_RUNNING state. 

Sun Apr  3 17:03:33 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof-module.c (queue_generate_stack_trace): Put current
	process to sleep.

	* sysprof-module.c (do_generate): Wake up the traced process

Thu Mar 31 23:09:09 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c (build_gui): Remove stray %

Thu Mar 31 21:18:13 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* treeviewutils.c (add_double_format_column): Right justify numbers

	* sysprof.c (build_gui): Add a space after the numbers

	* sysprof.c (on_callers_row_activated): Focus object view

	* sysprof.c (on_descendants_row_activated): Focus new descendants
	tree. 

Thu Mar 31 19:51:51 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof-module.c (do_generate): Walk all threads, not just all
	processes.

	* TODO: Add disk profiling ideas

Thu Mar 31 00:19:47 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c (set_busy): Make this function work

	* sysprof.c (on_profile_toggled): Use it here

	* sysprof.c (on_object_selection_changed): And here

	* profile.c (add_trace_to_tree): Use GPtrArrays instead of
	GHashTable and GList.

Mon Mar 28 11:09:02 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: updates

Sat Mar 26 19:26:52 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c: Show the right number of samples afte Open; remove
	shadows from menu bars and toolbars; some other tweaks.

Sat Mar 26 11:26:00 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Updates

	* sfile.c (add_string): Use g_markup_escape_text() to escape the
	string before adding it to the file.

	* sysprof.c (empty_file_descriptor): New function to make sure 
	samples generated before profiling started are ignored. 
	(set_busy): New commented out function to set a busy cursor.

Fri Mar 25 21:31:08 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c (update_sensitivity): Comment out sensitivity of reset button.

Fri Mar 25 21:25:31 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c (get_current_object): Return NULL if nothing is
	selected.

Fri Mar 25 20:54:08 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: More updates

Fri Mar 25 20:25:44 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* README: Require gtk+ 2.6

	* treeviewutils.c (add_plain_text_column): Ellipsisize text columns.

Fri Mar 25 19:39:24 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* TODO: Remove "loading and saving"

	* sysprof.glade: Add ellipsises to Open and Save menu items.

	* sysprof.c (overwrite_file): Add this function, cutted-and-pasted
	from evince.

	* sysprof.c (on_save_as_clicked, on_open_clicked): Use
	GtkFileChoosers to pick the names.

	* sysprof.c: Various GUI updates.

Fri Mar 25 19:36:28 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sfile.c (bz2_compress): Add this function  Don't actually make
	any produce use of it.

	* profile.c (make_hash_table): Get rid of warning

Thu Mar 24 19:09:33 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c: Various GUI updates 

	* TODO: update
	
	* sfile.[ch] (sformat_new_optional): Add some notes about an
	"optional" construction.

Wed Mar 23 00:04:07 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	Primitive loading and saving.
	
	* sysprof.c (on_open_clicked): Hook up loading.

	* sfile.c: Add a copy of g_file_replace() from glib CVS HEAD.

	* sfile.c (add_string): Escape and quote the string

	* sfile.c (sfile_load): Initialize current_instruction and
	instructions_by_location

	* sfile.c (post_process_instructions_recurse): Handle NULL
	pointers properly.

	* sfile.c (handle_begin_element, handle_end_element, handle_text):
	Move error handling here from state_transition_begin/text/end.

	* sfile.c (handle_text): Discard whitespace-only strings

	* sfile.c (sfile_get_pointer, sfile_get_integer,
	sfile_get_string): expect both begin, value, and end transitions.

	* sfile.c (hook_up_pointers): Only treat instructions as pointer
	values when they are. Handle NULL targets properly. 

	* sfile.c (get_number): Fix a few read-freed-data bugs

	* profile.c (profile_load): Call sfile_end_get() for the profile;
	build the nodes_by_objects hash table. Build the call tree.

	* profile.c (create_format): Don't store next pointer, but do
	store total, self and toplevel.

	* profile.c (make_hash_table): New function to build
	nodes_by_object hashtable from loaded data

Sat Mar 12 11:05:19 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof-module.c: Fix small bug in add_timeout()
	* sysprof.c (build_gui): More descriptive tree labels
	* TODO: update

Thu Mar 10 16:37:52 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c (build_gui): s/Cummulative/Cumulative/. Pointed out by
	Ian McIntosh.

Mon Mar  7 14:47:09 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* README: Add note that you need to compile the module with
	the same compiler that compiled the kernel.

Sun Mar  6 22:56:21 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sfile.c: Generate id's for objects and pointers.

Sat Mar  5 01:09:33 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sfile.c: Bug fixes. Add actual generation.

Fri Mar  4 13:47:13 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* sysprof.c: Remove include of non-existing tracing.h

Thu Mar  3 23:48:13 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* profile.c (profile_load): Write this function.

	* sfile.c: Add support for user defined record and list types.
	Simplify logic a lot.

Wed Mar  2 23:39:50 2005  Soeren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* profile.[ch], sfile.[ch]: Experiment with a
	file-format-description format.

	* sysprof.c: Add commented out code using /proc/ based
	timeout.
	
Fri Jan 21 11:23:54 2005  Søren Sandmann  <sandmann@redhat.com>

	* README: Some updates - add note about SMP kernels.

	* sysprof-module.c: Go back to just sampling the current
	process.

	* ChangeLog: I guess these do make sense, so start one.