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| author | Felipe Bugno <capent@yahoo.com> | 2017-10-29 23:28:09 +0000 |
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| committer | Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org> | 2017-11-01 07:34:01 +0700 |
| commit | 3d45e18bc71d0185ca1f00c81bac7393aa81c565 (patch) | |
| tree | 75f3235041c4008410f94e4b4dff52d01fc43951 /development/systemtap/README | |
| parent | a3fdad860382067b6591073aed7f83cab11a55af (diff) | |
development/systemtap: Added (Linux trace/probe tool).
Signed-off-by: David Spencer <idlemoor@slackbuilds.org>
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diff --git a/development/systemtap/README b/development/systemtap/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..77c408d5700a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/development/systemtap/README @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +systemtap (Linux trace/probe tool) + +SystemTap provides free software (GPL) infrastructure to simplify the +gathering of information about the running Linux system. This assists +diagnosis of a performance or functional problem. SystemTap eliminates +the need for the developer to go through the tedious and disruptive +instrument, recompile, install, and reboot sequence that may be +otherwise required to collect data. + +SystemTap provides a simple command line interface and scripting +language for writing instrumentation for a live running kernel plus +user-space applications. We are publishing samples, as well as +enlarging the internal "tapset" script library to aid reuse and +abstraction. + +Among other tracing/probing tools, SystemTap is the tool of choice for +complex tasks that may require live analysis, programmable on-line +response, and whole-system symbolic access. SystemTap can also handle +simple tracing jobs. |