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diff --git a/stapprobes.5.in b/stapprobes.5.in index a268abd7..ba642a06 100644 --- a/stapprobes.5.in +++ b/stapprobes.5.in @@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ The following sections enumerate the variety of probe points supported by the systemtap translator, and additional aliases defined by standard tapset scripts. .PP -The general probe point syntax is a "dotted-functor" sequence. This +The general probe point syntax is a dotted-symbol sequence. This allows a breakdown of the event namespace into parts, somewhat like the Domain Name System does on the Internet. Each component -identifier may be parametrized by a string or number literal. A -component part name may be replaced by a "*" character, to expand to -other matching probe points. These are all syntactically valid probe -points: +identifier may be parametrized by a string or number literal, with a +syntax like a function call. A component may be replaced by a "*" +character, to expand to other matching probe points. These are all +syntactically valid probe points: .SAMPLE kernel.function("foo").return syscall(22) |