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Re: [PATCH V2 8/9] Documentation for DTrace USDT probes.


Hi Eli.

    > -Currently, @code{SystemTap} (@uref{http://sourceware.org/systemtap/})
    > -@acronym{SDT} probes are supported on ELF-compatible systems.  See
    > +@itemize @bullet
    > +@item @code{SystemTap} (@uref{http://sourceware.org/systemtap/})
    > +@acronym{SDT} probes@footnote{See
    >  @uref{http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/AddingUserSpaceProbingToApps}
    > -for more information on how to add @code{SystemTap} @acronym{SDT} probes
    > -in your applications.
    > +for more information on how to add @code{SystemTap} @acronym{SDT}
    > +probes in your applications.}.  @code{SystemTap} probes are usable
    > +from assembly, C and C@t{++} languages@footnote{See
    > +@uref{http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/UserSpaceProbeImplementation}
    > +for a good reference on how the @acronym{SDT} probes are implemented.}.  
    > +@item @code{DTrace} (@uref{http://oss.oracle.com/projects/DTrace})
    > +@acronym{USDT} probes.  @code{DTrace} probes are usable from C and
    > +C@t{++} languages.
    > +@end itemize
    
    Please insert an empty line before each @item in the above list.
    
    > +the semaphore.  @code{DTrace} probes do not support the notion of
    > +semaphores.     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
       ^^^^^^^^^^
    
    I thought we agreed on a different wording of this.
    
    > +probe being handled.  Some @code{DTrace} probes can be enabled or
    > +disabled, but @code{SystemTap} probes do not support these notions.
    
    Likewise here.

Somehow these changes missed the patches I sent.  Fixed in a new
series.  Thanks for noticing.


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