From 23b2d7811a85fd2fed8daede00cfea2ccc46563c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Lebon Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 16:56:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] stap.1: document possible issues with --use-server --dump-functions --- man/stap.1 | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man/stap.1 b/man/stap.1 index df65495c6..811606716 100644 --- a/man/stap.1 +++ b/man/stap.1 @@ -534,7 +534,10 @@ is also specified, the list will be limited to probe types available to unprivil Dumps a list of all functions found in library files and exits. Also includes their parameters and types. A function of type 'unknown' indicates a function that does not return a value. Note that not all function/parameter types may be -resolved (these are also shown by 'unknown'). +resolved (these are also shown by 'unknown'). This features is very +memory-intensive and thus may not work properly with \fI--use-server\fR if the +target server imposes an rlimit on process memory (i.e. through the +\fI~stap-server/.systemtap/rc\fR configuration file, see \fIstap-server\fR(8)). .TP .BI \-\-remote " URL" -- 2.43.5