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uftrace: Function (Graph) Tracer for Userspace

uftrace: Function (Graph) Tracer for Userspace

The ftrace framework in Linux kernel utilizes function instrumentation techniques from compilers to provide deeper understanding of kernel execution behavior and performance characteristics. The same …
Talk Title uftrace: Function (Graph) Tracer for Userspace
Speakers Namhyung Kim (Software Engineer, Google)
Conference Open Source Summit North America
Conf Tag
Location Los Angeles, CA, United States
Date Sep 10-14, 2017
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The ftrace framework in Linux kernel utilizes function instrumentation techniques from compilers to provide deeper understanding of kernel execution behavior and performance characteristics. The same thing can be provided to userspace programs. In this talk, Namhyung will share the result of his work about the function (graph) tracer for userspace programs. The uftrace provides many functionalities to analyze execution of your program (written in C/C++) with focus on easy-of-use.

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