From da01fcc64df09e39c9eb3ce364ce949e588022c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Stone Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:52:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add many more NEWS entries for recent features --- NEWS | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 0108d29c6..9e69e7a1d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -22,11 +22,40 @@ errors in guru mode. They also provide alternative addresses to use in non-guru mode. -- the stapgraph application can generate graphs of data and events - emitted by systemtap scripts in real time. run "stapgraph +- The stapgraph application can generate graphs of data and events + emitted by systemtap scripts in real time. Run "stapgraph testsuite/systemtap.examples/general/grapher.stp" for an example of graphing the system load average and keyboard events. +- Dwarf probes now show parameters and local variables in the verbose + listing mode (-L). + +- Symbol aliases are now resolved to their canonical dwarf names. For + example, probing "malloc" in libc resolves to "__libc_malloc". + +- The syntax for dereferencing $target variables and @cast() gained new + capabilities: + - Array indexes can now be arbitrary numeric expressions. + - Array subscripts are now supported on pointer types. + - An '&' operator before a @cast or $target returns the address of the + final component, especially useful for nested structures. + +- For reading all probe variables, kernel.mark now supports $$vars and + $$parms, and process.syscall now supports $$vars. + +- The SNMP tapset provides probes and functions for many network + statistics. See stapprobes.snmp(3stap) for more details. + +- The dentry tapset provides functions to map kernel VFS directory entries + to file or full path names: d_path(), d_name() and reverse_path_walk(). + +- SystemTap now has userspace markers in its own binaries, and the stap + tapset provides the available probepoints and local variables. + +- Miscellaneous new tapset functions: + - pgrp() returns the process group ID of the current process + - str_replace() performs string replacement + * What's new in version 0.9.8 - Miscellaneous new tapset functions: -- 2.43.5