SystemTap Overview

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Performance Tools Engineer Will Cohen provides a brief demonstration of the SystemTap tool, including using scripts to track down why a process keeps dying.

 

Read more on instrumenting the linux kernel with SystemTap.

 

Check out the SystemTap Beginner's Guide.

 

See how to investigate signals being sent to your system.