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@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@ * What's new -- 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 load certain modules to - unprivileged users. For now, if the system administrator adds a certificate - to a database of trusted signers (stap-authorize-signing-cert), modules signed - using that certificate will be verified by staprun against tampering. - Otherwise, you should notice no difference in the operation of stap or staprun. +- 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 + load certain modules to unprivileged users. For now, if the system + administrator adds a certificate to a database of trusted signers + (stap-authorize-signing-cert), modules signed using that certificate + will be verified by staprun against tampering. Otherwise, you should + notice no difference in the operation of stap or staprun. * What's new in version 0.9.7 |