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authorddomingo <ddomingo@redhat.com>2008-09-23 13:05:18 +1000
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<procedure id="systemtapsession">
<title>SystemTap Session</title>
- <step><para>SystemTap first translates the script to C, running the system C compiler to create a kernel module from it.</para></step>
+
+ <step><para>First, SystemTap checks the script against the existing tapset library (normally in <filename>/usr/share/systemtap/tapset/</filename> for any tapsets used.</para></step>
+
+ <step><para>SystemTap then translates the script to C, running the system C compiler to create a kernel module from it.</para></step>
<step><para>SystemTap loads the module, then enables all the probed events by "hooking" those events into the kernel.</para></step>