[dtrace-discuss] Re: dtrace in my kernel module, what''s the problem?

Casper.Dik at Sun.COM
2006-01-12T13:07:19Z

>a.) Do I need to LINK (ld) something to the binaries?

No.

>b.) Can I create own new probes? (If so, how?)

Yes, by using DTRACE_PROBEXXX

>Looking at the nvidia driver, it has something like 40000 probes based on
the
>FBT provider, but the doc to the FBT provider is even more brief, than the
sdt
>docs... (will say, the is NO docu on how to register my driver with the fgt
>provider...)

The FBT probes are generated automatically for each function entry/exit point.

Casper