[ M-F-T set to debian-devel@ ] Hi,
Systemtap[1] is a tool allowing to dynamically insert probes in the Linux kernel, similarly to what is possible with DTrace on Solaris. [1] http://sourceware.org/systemtap/ The state of systemtap in Debian is currently worrying. First, the package has been orphaned (#568866). I'm willing to take over maintenance, but there's another, bigger problem: the Debian kernels don't provide debuginfo, so they are unsuitable for use with systemtap. Users are required to build a custom kernel. This has been discussed at length in #365349, and the blockers are: - disk space on buildds: at least 2 GiB are required to build a kernel with debuginfo. (that doesn't sound too hard to satisfy) - mirror space: each debug .deb would use ~ 450 MB (see http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/pool/main/l/linux/) Debian is currently the only major distro where users are required to build their own kernel to use systemtap, so I think that we should try to support it, at least for some kernel flavors and some architectures. Kernel, buildd and mirror people, what do you think? Thanks, -- | Lucas Nussbaum | [email protected] http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ | | jabber: [email protected] GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
