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Re: extent-patch and overview of what is supposed to follow



On Wed, Apr 06, 2011 at 12:43:16PM -0400, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> In practice, it is entirely feasible to have a small set of DTrace
> probes always running.  Start them at boot time, let them run.  This
> is the kind of case where the ability to summarize data (counts,
> histograms, etc.) is so valuable, so you do not end up generating a
> textual data stream that is output all the time as the system runs.

Can they be compiled in so they are present from the moment the kernel
is loaded?

eric


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