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doc/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide/en-US/Understanding_How_SystemTap_Works.xml

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 <procedure id="systemtapsession">
        <title>SystemTap Session</title>
-       <step><para>SystemTap first translates the script to C, running the system C compiler to create a kernel module from it.</para></step>
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+       <step><para>First, SystemTap checks the script against the existing tapset library (normally in <filename>/usr/share/systemtap/tapset/</filename> for any tapsets used.</para></step>
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+       <step><para>SystemTap then translates the script to C, running the system C compiler to create a kernel module from it.</para></step>
        
        <step><para>SystemTap loads the module, then enables all the probed events by "hooking" those events into the kernel.</para></step>
                
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