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             <h1>Overview</h1>
 
-            <p>The goal of SystemTap is to provide infrastructure
-            to simplify the gathering of information about the
-            running Linux kernel so that it can be further
-            analyzed. This can assist in identifying the underlying
-            cause of a performance or functional problem. SystemTap
-            is designed to eliminate the need for the developer to
-            go through the tedious instrument, recompile, install,
-            and reboot sequence required to collect data on the
-            operation of the kernel. The recent addition of Kprobes
-            to the Linux kernel provides the needed support but
-            does not provide an easy to use infrastructure.
-            SystemTap provides a simple command line interface and
-            scripting language for writing kernel
-            instrumentation.</p>
+            <p>SystemTap provides infrastructure to simplify the
+            gathering of information about the running Linux kernel.
+            This assists diagnosis of a performance or functional
+            problem.  SystemTap is designed to eliminate the need for
+            the developer to go through the tedious and disruptive
+            instrument, recompile, install, and reboot sequence
+            required to collect data on the operation of the
+            kernel.</p>
 
-            <p>SystemTap is still under rapid development and
-            evolving. Do not use it on production systems. Expect
-            that things will change. However, SystemTap in its
-            current state can still be a useful tool for
-            developers.</p>
+            <p>The recent addition of kprobes to the Linux kernel
+            provides the needed support but is not easy to use.
+            SystemTap provides a simple command line interface and
+            scripting language for writing instrumentation for a live
+            running kernel.  Over time, we plan to enlarge our script
+            "tapset" library to aid instrumentation reuse and
+            abstraction.  We also plan to support probing userspace
+            applications.  We are investigating interfacing Systemtap
+            with similar tools such as Frysk, Oprofile and LTT.</p>
 
-            <p>As SystemTap evolves, we plan to add "tapsets" to
-            aid in collecting specific types of data. We will also
-            eventually support probing userpace applications. And
-            we are looking into integrating Systemtap with similar
-            tools such as Frysk, Oprofile and LTT.</p>
+            <p>SystemTap is still under rapid development, so it is
+            not appropriate to use it on production systems.  However,
+            SystemTap in its current state can still be a useful tool
+            for developers.</p>
 
             <p>Current project members include Red Hat, IBM, Intel,
             and Hitachi.</p>
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