Subject: Re: kern/32541: NetBSD should have dtrace
To: None <kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/16/2006 01:35:02
The following reply was made to PR kern/32541; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,
	netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: kern/32541: NetBSD should have dtrace
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:30:31 +0000

 On 2006.01.16 00:15:01 +0000, rillig@NetBSD.org wrote:
 | >Number:         32541
 | >Category:       kern
 | >Synopsis:       NetBSD should have dtrace
 | >Confidential:   no
 | >Severity:       non-critical
 | >Priority:       medium
 | >Responsible:    kern-bug-people
 | >State:          open
 | >Class:          change-request
 | >Submitter-Id:   net
 | >Arrival-Date:   Mon Jan 16 00:15:00 +0000 2006
 | >Originator:     Roland Illig
 | >Release:        NetBSD 3.99.15
 | >Organization:
 | >Environment:
 | System: NetBSD baccf5ee.roland-illig.de 3.99.15 NetBSD 3.99.15 (ROLAND) #=
 0: Sat Jan 14 19:36:12 CET 2006 build@baccf5ee.roland-illig.de:/home/build/=
 2006-01/i386/work/sys/arch/i386/compile/ROLAND i386
 | Architecture: i386
 | Machine: i386
 | >Description:
 |=20
 | DTrace (http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/dtrace/) is a great tool for
 | debugging and understanding the kernel. It can also be used to identify
 | timing bottlenecks and almost everything else.
 |=20
 | It would be great to have this cool feature in NetBSD.
 
 I don't consider this a PR. It's a feature, not a change
 request. Stuff like this should be discussed in the appropriate
 mailing lists and then, if applicable, be added to the ROADMAP or to
 our list of projects.
 
 		-- Rui Paulo