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1 | LTTNG USERSPACE TRACER (UST) |
2 | ---------------------------- | |
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cb974fbd | 4 | UST web site and manual: http://lttng.org/ust |
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0207cc51 | 6 | Updated versions of this package may be found at: |
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8f03ca96 | 8 | * Website: http://lttng.org/ust |
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9 | * Releases: http://lttng.org/files/ust/releases |
10 | * GitWeb: http://git.dorsal.polymtl.ca (project: ust) | |
11 | * Git: git://git.dorsal.polymtl.ca/git/ust.git | |
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2a93485b | 15 | PREREQUISITES: |
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2a93485b | 17 | - liburcu |
2a93485b | 18 | Userspace RCU library, by Mathieu Desnoyers and Paul E. McKenney |
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7066ec32 | 20 | -> This release was tested with liburcu v0.4.3 |
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22 | * Debian/Ubuntu package: liburcu-dev |
23 | * Website: http://lttng.org/urcu | |
24 | * Releases: http://lttng.org/files/urcu | |
25 | * GitWeb: http://lttng.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=userspace-rcu.git;a=summary | |
26 | * Git: git://lttng.org/userspace-rcu.git | |
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5de791bd | 29 | INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: |
2a93485b | 30 | |
7066ec32 | 31 | - Download, compile and install liburcu. |
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32 | - In this package's tree, run ./configure. |
33 | - Run make. | |
34 | - Run make install. | |
35 | - Run ldconfig. | |
937e29d7 | 36 | - See the manual for usage instructions. |
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40 | TRACE VIEWER: |
41 | ||
42 | LTTV is used for viewing UST traces. LTTV may be obtained at | |
43 | http://lttng.org in the Downloads section. | |
44 | ||
a0c822d0 | 45 | This release has been tested with LTTV 0.12.30. |
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48 | PACKAGE CONTENTS: |
49 | ||
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50 | This package contains the following elements. |
51 | ||
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52 | - libust |
53 | The actual userspace tracing library that must be linked to the | |
54 | instrumented programs. | |
55 | ||
56 | - ustctl | |
57 | A program to control the tracing of userspace applications. It can list | |
58 | markers, start the tracing, stop the tracing, enable/disable markers, etc. | |
59 | ||
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60 | - include |
61 | The public header files that will be installed on the system. | |
62 | ||
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63 | - ustd |
64 | The daemon that collects trace data and writes it to the disk. | |
65 | ||
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66 | - doc |
67 | The documentation. | |
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69 | - tests |
70 | Various test programs | |
2a93485b | 71 | |
7066ec32 | 72 | - libustinstr-malloc |
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73 | An example library that can be LD_PRELOAD'ed to instrument calls to malloc() |
74 | in any program without need to recompile it. | |
75 | ||
7066ec32 | 76 | - libustfork |
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77 | A library that is LD_PRELOAD'ed, and that hijacks calls to several system |
78 | calls in order to trace across these calls. | |
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79 | |
80 | - libustcmd | |
81 | A library to control tracing in other processes. Used by ustctl. | |
82 | ||
83 | - libustcomm | |
84 | A static library shared between libust, ustd and libustcmd, that provides | |
85 | functions that allow these components to communicate together. | |
86 | ||
87 | - snprintf | |
88 | An asynchronous signal-safe version of snprintf. | |
89 | ||
90 | - java | |
91 | A simple library that uses JNI to allow tracing in java programs. |