ftrace vs SystemTap
A side-by-side look at ftrace and SystemTap. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
ftrace
System & Hardware
Ftrace is a Linux kernel internal tracer used to observe and debug kernel behavior, including scheduling, function calls, interrupts, and more. It provides detailed execution tracing of the Linux kernel with low overhead.
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SystemTap
Development
SystemTap is an open source scripting language and tool for dynamically tracing Linux systems. It provides information about a running Linux system to help diagnose performance or functional problems.
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