trace over network is supported?

Masami Hiramatsu masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com
Fri Sep 10 06:48:00 GMT 2010


(2010/09/09 23:21), Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
> Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> writes:
> 
>> As far as I know, systemtap still doesn't support tracing over
>> network (remote tracing), does it?
> 
> One can invoke stap over an ssh or similar connection, so to that
> extent, "yes, it can.".  What do you mean exactly?

Yeah, I know about tracing over ssh connection, but
that is too heavy to record high-freq system events
(e.g. systemcalls).

I meant that something like trace-data listener and
sender over UDP or TCP.

Thank you,

>> If so, is there any plan to support it?
> 
> Actually, we are in the planning stages of two or three new orthogonal
> efforts in this area.
> 
> - FChE



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