From db67fe5911d741de2b38f04fb12e978f4cca764f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:45:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] README: note uprobes in 3.5ish area kernels --- README | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 13b501741..ccfaf8130 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ See the INSTALL file for generic build instructions. Prerequisites: -- linux kernel with kprobes (mainline 2.6.11+ or backport) +- linux kernel - kernel module build environment (kernel-devel rpm) - optionally, debugging information for kernel/user-space being instrumented - C compiler (same as what kernel was compiled with) @@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ Building a kernel.org kernel: - Consider applying the utrace kernel patches, if you wish to probe user-space applications. http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/utrace + Or if your kernel is near 3.5, apply the uprobes and related patches + (see NEWS). Or if your kernel is >= 3.5, enjoy the built-in uprobes. - Build the kernel using your normal procedures. Enable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO, CONFIG_KPROBES, CONFIG_RELAY, CONFIG_DEBUG_FS, -- 2.43.5