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Re: get the mapping of <key, syscallname>


On Sat, 2006-05-13 at 15:18 +0800, Li Guanglei wrote:

> 
> But it still has one issue. e.g, I tried to use:
> probe syscall.* { ... } to trace all system calls on ppc64. But it 
> failed since sys64_time(defined in SystemTap's ppc64/syscall.stp) is 
> removed from  2.6.16.5/ppc64. I think this issues has been addressed 
> in bug 2645.

For the time being,  I would use the kernel_v preprocessor. I fact there
are a few of them in the ppc64/syscall.stp. 
> 
> If this bug #2645 is resolved , then I think I can use the syscall.stp 
> tapsets shipped with SystemTap. Another advantage of using it is that 
> I can simply use the $name instead of getting it using lines of codes.

Another advantage is when more people start using syscalls tapset we
will get more feedback (bug reports).



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