X-Git-Url: http://git.lttng.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=doc%2Fman%2Flttng-ust.3;fp=doc%2Fman%2Flttng-ust.3;h=4e30d7622c37e950e3c482141872b7e805ec63d9;hb=b3b8f5dfecadf554e7473b3c0af218e411f2f258;hp=7cc3bfde5b7112b354d6d5c4e81fc4c0115d45dc;hpb=116bdc41ac77a437f138fd0457a9da4b70411659;p=lttng-ust.git diff --git a/doc/man/lttng-ust.3 b/doc/man/lttng-ust.3 index 7cc3bfde..4e30d762 100644 --- a/doc/man/lttng-ust.3 +++ b/doc/man/lttng-ust.3 @@ -362,10 +362,23 @@ startup time. .PP lttng-gen-tp(1), lttng(1), babeltrace(1), lttng-sessiond(8) .PP + +.SH "COMPATIBILITY" + +.PP +Older lttng-ust libraries reject more recent, and incompatible, probe +providers. Newer lttng-ust librairies accept older probe providers, even +though some newer features might not be available with those providers. +.PP + .SH "BUGS" .PP -No knows bugs at this point. +LTTng-UST 2.0 and 2.1 lttng-ust libraries do not check for probe +provider version compatibility. This can lead to out-of-bound accesses +when using a more recent probe provider with an older lttng-ust library. +These error only trigger when tracing is active. This issue has been +fixed in LTTng-UST 2.2. If you encounter any issues or usability problem, please report it on our mailing list to help improve this