Product Information
What is Systemtap?
SystemTap provides free software (GPL) infrastructure to simplify information gathering about a running Linux system. This aids in diagnosing performance or functional problems. SystemTap eliminates the need for the developer to go through the tedious and disruptive instrument, recompile, install, and reboot sequence that may be otherwise required to collect data. SystemTap provides a simple command-line interface and scripting language for writing instrumentation for a live running kernel and user-space applications. We are releasing samples and expanding the internal 'tapset' script library to aid reuse and abstraction.
Among other tracing/probing tools, SystemTap is the tool of choice for complex tasks that may require live analysis, programmable on-the-fly response, and whole-system symbolic access. SystemTap can also handle simple tracing jobs.
How to use Systemtap?
SystemTap provides free software infrastructure for simplifying the collection of Linux system runtime information, aiding in diagnosing performance or functionality issues. It eliminates the tedious process of manual instrumentation, recompilation, installation, and restarting for developers.
Core Functions of Systemtap
Debugging
Usage Scenarios of Systemtap
- Diagnose performance issues in Linux systems
- Diagnose functional issues in Linux systems
- Perform complex tasks requiring real-time analysis
- Execute programmable online responses
- Perform system-wide symbolic access
- Handle simple tracing jobs
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