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@@ -1,5 +1,33 @@ * What's new +- process().mark() probes are now possible to trace static user space + markers put in programs with the STAP_PROBE macro using the new + sys/sdt.h include file. This also provides dtrace compatible markers + through DTRACE_PROBE and an associated python 'dtrace' script that + can be used in builds based on dtrace that need dtrace -h or -G + functionality. + +- For those that really want to run stap from the build tree there is + now the 'run-stap' script in the top-level build directory that sets + up the SYSTEMTAP_TAPSET, SYSTEMTAP_RUNTIME, SYSTEMTAP_STAPRUN, and + SYSTEMTAP_STAPIO environment variables (installing systemtap, in a + local prefix, is still recommended for common use). + +- Systemtap now comes with a new Beginners Guide that walks the user + through their first steps setting up stap, understanding how it all + works, introduces some useful scripts and describes some common + pitfalls. It isn't created by default since it needs a Publican + setup, but full build instructions can be found in the wiki: + http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/PublicanQuikHowto + An online version can be found at: + http://sourceware.org/systemtap/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide.pdf + +- Standard tapsets included with Systemtap were modified to include + extractable documentation information based on the kernel-doc + infrastructure. When configured --enabled-docs a HTML and PDF + version of the Tapset Reference Manual is produced explaining probes + defined in each tapset. + - The systemtap client and compile server are now available. These allow you to compile a systemtap module on a host other than the one which it will be run, providing the client and server |