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Solaris' Dtrace in Detail

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the d-proof-is-in-d-pudding dept.

paulkoan writes "The Register has a further details about the new Dtrace systems utility bundled with Solaris 10, along with pictures of the authors, and user testimonials. It also highlights Suns vague assurances that this (if it lives up to the hype) amazing utility may or may not end up in the public domain."

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  1. just to save you all some trouble by chegosaurus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No, linux does not already do this.

    Solaris users could not care less whether Sun ports it to linux or not.

    Sun are *not* evil because they don't immediately give away the source to a product which has taken them years and $$$s to develop and which gives them an edge in a competetive market.

    Some people just prefer Solaris. If you prefer linux, that's fine.

  2. Re:Microsoft perfmon by Zode · · Score: 5, Insightful

    are you kidding? DTrace lets you do this not just per process, but per instruction, across CPUs. Comparing DTrace to perfmon is like comparing a Ferrari to a tricycle.