On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Mulyadi Santosa <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi Rob... > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Robert P. J. Day <[email protected]> > wrote: > > along those lines, i'm just digging into ftrace and was wondering if > > it in any way obsoleted systemtap, but i've heard from more than one > > source that while ftrace is allegedly more powerful, systemtap still > > has its place and is worth talking about. > > since systemtap is still included in Redhat Enterprise Linux, I could > firmly say SystemTap is still highly relevant these days. So is > kdump/kexec. > > > so ... if one was going to put together a (small) toolbox of kernel > > debugging tools, what's worth covering? interested in any feedback. > > IMHO, the most important part is the art of understanding oops message > and its related stack trace. > > I agree :) > Or worst, what if the system just hangs....divide and conquer things > like disabling acpi, sysrq, might be the skills we need here. > > Not sure if you agree with me here, but I just deliver my ideas. > > > > -- > regards, > > Mulyadi Santosa > Freelance Linux trainer and consultant > > blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com > training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > - Rohan
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