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Re: trace over network is supported?
- From: Masami Hiramatsu <masami dot hiramatsu dot pt at hitachi dot com>
- To: "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche at redhat dot com>
- Cc: systemtap at sourceware dot org
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:48:11 +0900
- Subject: Re: trace over network is supported?
- References: <4C88C519.1060902@hitachi.com> <y0mtylzc81f.fsf@fche.csb>
(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