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Linux introspection and SystemTap

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An interface and language for dynamic kernel analysis

Modern operating system kernels provide the means for introspection, the ability to peer dynamically within the kernel to understand its behaviors. With this knowledge, you can tune or modify the kernel to avoid failure conditions. Discover an open source infrastructure called SystemTap that provides this dynamic introspection for the Linux kernel.

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