Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Perf support to SDT markers

[Hemant <hkshaw at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>]

On 10/08/2013 02:40 PM, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> On Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:47:09 -0400, Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
> > Hemant Kumar <hkshaw@linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
> >
> > > [...]
> > > A simple example to show this follows.
> > > - Create a file with .d extension and mention the probe names in it with
> > > provider name and marker name.
> > > [...]
> > > - Now create the probes.h and probes.o file :
> > > $ dtrace -C -h -s probes.d -o probes.h
> > > $ dtrace -C -G -s probes.d -o probes.o
> > > [...]
> > It may be worthwhile to document an even-simpler case:
> >
> > - no .d file
> > - no invocation of the dtrace python script
> > - no generated .h or .o file
> > - in the C file, just add:
> >
> >    #include <sys/sdt.h>
> >
> >    void main () {
> >         /* ... */
> >         STAP_PROBE(provider_name,probe_name);
> >         /* ... */
> >    }
> >
> > - gcc file.c
> > - stap -l 'process("./a.out").mark("*")' to list
> Yes, looks much simpler and better.
>
> Hemant, would you add it to the doc too?
>
> Thanks,
> Namhyung

Yes, it will be good to add this simpler example in the doc.

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Thanks
Hemant