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diff --git a/stapprobes.5.in b/stapprobes.5.in index 276358a0..642ed739 100644 --- a/stapprobes.5.in +++ b/stapprobes.5.in @@ -283,6 +283,20 @@ $var[N] indexes into an array. The index is given with a literal number. +.SS USER-SPACE +Early prototype support for user-space probing is available in the +form of a non-symbolic probe point: +.SAMPLE +process(PID).statement(ADDRESS).absolute +.ESAMPLE +is analogous to +.IR +kernel.statement(ADDRESS).absolute +in that both use raw (unverified) virtual addresses and provide +no $variables. The target PID parameter must identify a running +process, and ADDRESS should identify a valid instruction address. +All threads of that process will be probed. + .SS PROCFS These probe points allow procfs "files" in |