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authorEelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>2022-02-07 12:32:37 +0100
committerIlya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>2022-02-16 20:58:51 +0100
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Documentation: Update USDT documentation to include systemtap dependency.
Update the documentation to include details on SystemTap dependency when enabling USDT probes. Suggested-by: Adrian Moreno <amorenoz@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com> Acked-by: Paolo Valerio <pvalerio@redhat.com> Acked-by: Adrián Moreno <amorenoz@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>
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@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ is used ::
checking whether USDT probes are enabled... yes
+As USDT probes internally use the ``DTRACE_PROBExx`` macros, which are part of
+the SystemTap framework, you need to install the appropriate package for your
+Linux distribution. For example, on Fedora, you need to install the
+``systemtap-sdt-devel`` package.
+
Listing available probes
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