LTTNG USERSPACE TRACER
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Updated versions of this package may be found at:

  * Releases: http://lttng.org/files/ust/releases
  * GitWeb:   http://git.dorsal.polymtl.ca (project: ust)
  * Git:      git://git.dorsal.polymtl.ca/git/ust.git



PREREQUISITES:

  - liburcu

    Userspace RCU library, by Mathieu Desnoyers and Paul E. McKenney
      * Releases: http://lttng.org/files/ust/releases
      * GitWeb:   http://lttng.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=userspace-rcu.git;a=summary
      * Git:      git://lttng.org/userspace-rcu.git

      -> This release was tested with liburcu v0.0


  - libkcompat

    Linux kernel userspace compatibility library.
      (Provides userspace ports of some kernel APIs.)
      * Releases: http://lttng.org/files/ust/releases
      * GitWeb:   http://git.dorsal.polymtl.ca (project: libkcompat)
      * Git:      git://git.dorsal.polymtl.ca/git/libkcompat.git

      -> This release was tested with libkcompat v0.0



INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION:

  - Download, compile and install liburcu and libkcompat.
  - In this package's tree, run ./configure.
  - Run make.
  - Run make install.
  - Run ldconfig.
  - See the manual in the doc/ directory for usage instructions.



PACKAGE CONTENTS:

  - libust
    The actual userspace tracing library that must be linked to the
    instrumented programs.

  - ustctl
    A program to control the tracing of userspace applications. It can list
    markers, start the tracing, stop the tracing, enable/disable markers, etc.

  - ustd
    The daemon that collects trace data and writes it to the disk.

  - Documentation

  - hello
    An example application that uses the userspace tracer.

  - libmallocwrap
    An example library that can be LD_PRELOAD'ed to instrument calls to malloc()
    in any program without need to recompile it.

  - libinterfork
    A library that is LD_PRELOAD'ed, and that hijacks calls to several system
    calls in order to trace across these calls.