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* What's new
+- Dwarfless syscalls: The nd_syscalls tapset is now available to probe
+ system calls without requiring kernel debugging information. All of
+ the same probepoints in the normal syscalls tapset are available with
+ an "nd_" prefix, e.g. syscall.open becomes nd_syscall.open. Most
+ syscall arguments are also available by name in nd_syscalls.
+
- Module signing: If the appropriate nss libraries are available on your
system, stap will sign each compiled module using a self-generated
certificate. This is the first step toward extending authority to