- zero overhead when it's turned off
- C based query language that allows you to query available probes
- it allows you to analyze the whole system at very low(kernel level operations) and/or high level (number of garbage collections)
- it gathers probes only when it's safe for the system
- it's built-in into Solaris 10 and will be part of the next operating system from Apple called Leopard
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Tuesday, 17 July 2007
DTrace - an interesting tracing solution
I've just come across an interesting article about DTrace which is a tracing solution developed by SUN. I still need to dive into it deeper but it's key features are:
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