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authorPrerna Saxena <prerna@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2010-01-29 13:30:42 +0530
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Hardware Breakpoints for x86 / x86_64, based on mainline kernel. [Changes : Part 2]
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* What's new
-
- In order to limit potential impact from future security problems,
the stap-server process does not permit its being launched as root.
+- New : systemtap now supports probes for Hardware Breakpoints on x86
+ and x86_64. For syntax details, see man page for stapprobes.
+
* What's new in version 1.1
- New tracepoint based tapset for memory subsystem.