> dtrace analogue in Linux. Dtrace is just too cool to be without -- I hope > that if IBM does buy Sun that they contribute the dtrace code to > open-source. It'd save a lot of time. ZFS, too.
I've yet to come across something that I couldn't do with systemtap (on x86 at least that dtrace could have done but a best of both worlds would work and indeed perhaps moving to GPLv2 so code can be shared). As to ZFS - until the patent war is over its basically untouchable. Now it is possible that if IBM bought Sun it might get resolved PDQ depending upon what agreements exist back and for between NetApp and IBM ;) There are still some things Solaris does way better than Linux - certain flush heavy I/O patterns and some complex memory management games a few obscure apps use come out way better on Solaris. Alan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
