Tapset state & plans

[Nguyen, Thang P]

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From: systemtap-owner@sourceware.org
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> Mike Mason wrote:
>> I've been asked to do is help expand and enhance systemtap's set of 
>> tapsets. As a starting point, I have some questions regarding the 
>> current state of things:
>>
>> - What analysis has been done to determine what tapsets should be 
>> implemented? Has anyone done a comparison between the data that
dtrace 
>> provides and what systemtap does/should provide?
>>
>> - Of the tapsets already in cvs, which are considered complete and 
>> which are incomplete. I know things like this are never truly "done",

>> but some must be more done than others.
>>
>> - What tapsets are people in the community currently working on?
>>
>> - Does a prioritized list of tapsets "to be done" exist?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike Mason
>>

The block I/O and tcp/upd tapsets should be completed.  These tapsets
should contain important probe points, and they certainly can be
improved further.  I am not aware if we have a prioritized list of
tapsets, or if any analysis (dtrace comparison) is currently available.

Thang