Index

• $ (dollar sign), 7.3
• $target macro variable, 15.4
• *curlwpsinfo, 3.5
• *curpsinfo, 3.5
• *curthread, 3.5
• actions
  • alloca, 10.6.1
  • basename, 10.6.2
  • bcopy, 10.6.3
  • cleanpath, 10.6.4
  • copyin, 10.6.5
  • copyinstr, 10.6.6
  • copyinto, 10.6.7
  • data recording, 10.3
  • default, 10.2
  • destructive, 10.4
    • breakpoint, 10.4.2.1
    • chill, 10.4.2.3
    • copyout, 10.4.1.3
    • copyoutstr, 10.4.1.4
    • panic, 10.4.2.2
    • raise, 10.4.1.2
    • stop, 10.4.1.1
    • system, 10.4.1.5
  • dirname, 10.6.9
  • exit, 10.5.2
  • jstack, 10.3.8
  • msgsize, 10.6.21
  • mutex_owned, 10.6.22
  • mutex_owner, 10.6.23
  • mutex_type_adaptive, 10.6.24, 10.6.25
  • print, 10.3.3
  • printa, 10.3.5
  • printf, 10.3.4
  • progenyof, 10.6.29
  • rand, 10.6.30
  • rw_iswriter, 10.6.32
  • rw_read_held, 10.6.33
  • rw_write_held, 10.6.34
  • special, 10.5
  • speculation, 10.6.35
  • stack, 10.3.6
    • and aggregators, 10.3.6
  • strjoin, 10.6.37
  • strlen, 10.6.38
  • tolower, 10.6.43
  • toupper, 10.6.44
  • trace, 10.3.1
  • tracemem, 10.3.2
  • ustack, 10.3.7
• adaptive lock probes, 18.2
• aggregations, 38.2
• aggregator
  • clearing, 9.5
  • drops, 9.7
  • normalization, 9.4
  • output, 9.3
  • truncating, 9.6
• aggregators, 9.2
• anonymous enabling, 36.1
• anonymous tracing, 36.1
  • claiming anonymous state, 36.2
  • example of use, 36.3
• arg0, 3.5
• arg1, 3.5
• arg2, 3.5
• arg3, 3.5
• arg4, 3.5
• arg5, 3.5
• arg6, 3.5
• arg7, 3.5
• arg8, 3.5
• arg9, 3.5
• args[], 3.5
• arrays
  • and pointers, 5.4
  • multi-dimensional scalar, 5.7
• associative arrays, 3.2
  • and dynamic variable drops, 3.2
  • and explicit variable declarations, 3.2
  • and keys, 3.2
  • and tuples, 3.2, 3.2
  • assigned to zero, 3.2
  • defining, 3.2
  • differences from normal arrays, 3.2
  • object types, 3.2
  • unassigned, 3.2
  • uses of, 3.2
• avg, 9.2
• b_flags Values, 27.2.1
• backquote character (`), 3.6
• BEGIN probe, 17.1
• binary construction with probes, 34.2
• bit-fields, 7.5
• breakpoints, 20.7
• buffer
  • ordering, 11.6
  • resizing policy, 11.5
  • sizes, 11.4
• buffer policy
  • on resizing, 11.5
• bufinfo_t structure, 27.2.1
• built-in variables, 3.5, 7.2
• C preprocessor
  • and the D programming language, 4.5
• cacheable predicates, 38.3
• caller, 3.5
• clause-local variables, 3.4
  • and probe clause lifetime, 3.4
  • defining, 3.4
  • example of use, 3.4
  • explicit variable declaration, 3.4
  • uses of, 3.4
  • value persistence, 3.4
• constant definitions, 8.1
• constructing a binary, 34.2
• contention-event probes, 18.1, 31.1
• copyin, 33.1
• copyinstr, 33.1
• count, 9.2
• cwd, 3.5
• D programming language
  • and the C preprocessor, 4.5
  • differences from ANSI-C, 3.1, 5.8
  • variable declarations in, 3.1
• data recording actions, 10.3
• dcmds
  • ::dtrace, 37.2
  • ::dtrace_state, 37.1
• declarations, 4.1
• dependency classes, 39.2
• destructive actions, 10.4
  • kernel, 10.4.2
  • process, 10.4.1
• devinfo_t structure, 27.2.2
• displaying consumers, 37.1
• displaying trace data, 37.2
• dollar sign ($), 7.3
• dtrace, 9.2
  • exit values, 14.4
  • operands, 14.3
  • options, 14.2
    • 32, 14.2
    • 64, 14.2
    • a, 14.2
    • A, 14.2
    • b, 14.2
    • c, 14.2
    • C, 14.2
    • D, 14.2
    • e, 14.2
    • f, 14.2
    • F, 14.2
    • G, 14.2
    • H, 14.2
    • i, 14.2
    • I, 14.2
    • l, 14.2
    • L, 14.2
    • m, 14.2
    • n, 14.2
    • o, 14.2
    • p, 14.2
    • P, 14.2
    • q, 14.2
    • s, 14.2
    • S, 14.2
    • U, 14.2
    • v, 14.2
    • V, 14.2
    • w, 14.2
    • x, 14.2
    • X, 14.2
    • Z, 14.2
• DTrace
  • options, 16.1
    • modifying, 16.2, 31.1
• dtrace interference, 33.2
• dtrace probe stability, 17.4
• dtrace utility, 14.1
• dtrace_kernel privilege, 35.5
• dtrace_proc privilege, 35.3
• dtrace_user privilege, 35.4
• embedding probe points, 34.1
• END probe, 17.2
• entry probes, 30.2.1, 30.4
• enumeration, 8.2
  • syntax, 8.2
  • UIO_READ visibility, 8.2
  • UIO_WRITE visibility, 8.2
• enumeration of symbolic names, 8.2
• epid, 3.5
• errno, 3.5
• ERROR probe, 17.3
• error-event probes, 31.1
• evolving stability value, 39.1
• examples
  • anonymous tracing, 36.3
  • enumeration, 8.2
  • exec probe, 25.3.1
  • FBT, 20.3
  • io probe use, 27.3
  • of clause-local variables, 3.4
  • of pid probe use, 30.1
  • of stability reports, 39.4
  • of thread-local variables, 3.3
  • of union use, 7.3
  • sdt probe, 22.2
  • speculation, 13.6
• exec probes, 25.3.1
• execname, 3.5, 9.2
• exit probe, 25.3.2
• explicit variable declaration
  • for associative arrays, 3.2
  • for clause-local variables, 3.4
  • for scalar variables, 3.1
• explicit variable declarations
  • for thread-local variables, 3.3
• external stability value, 39.1
• external variables, 3.6
  • and D operators, 3.6
  • and interface stability, 3.6
• extracting DTrace data, 37.1
• fasttrap probe, 32.1
  • stability, 32.2
• FBT probe, 20.1
• FBT probes
  • and breakpoints, 20.7
  • and module loading, 20.8
  • stability, 20.9
  • tail-call optimization, 20.4
  • uninstrumentable functions, 20.6
  • unsporting functions, 20.5
• fileinfo_t structure, 27.2.3
• fill buffer policy, 11.2.2
  • and END probes, 11.2.2.1
• fpuinfo, 29.1
  • stability, 29.3
• function boundary testing (FBT), 33.6.1
• function offset probes, 30.3
• hold-event probes, 18.1, 31.1
• id, 3.5
• inline directives, 8.3
• interface attributes, 39.3
• interface dependency classes, 39.2
  • common, 39.2
  • CPU, 39.2
  • group, 39.2
  • ISA, 39.2
  • platform, 39.2
  • unknown, 39.2
• internal stability value, 39.1
• interpreter files, 15.1
• io probe, 27.1
• ipl, 3.5
• kernel boundary probes, 20.1
• kernel module, specifying, 3.6
• kernel symbol
  • name conflict resolution, 3.6
  • namespace, 3.6
  • type associations, 3.6
• kstat framework
  • and structs, 7.3
• large file system calls, 21.1.3
• lockstat
  • stability of, 18.6
• lockstat provider, 18.1
  • contention-event probes, 18.1
  • hold-event probes, 18.1
  • probes, 18.1
• lockstat stability, 18.6
• lquantize, 9.2
• lwp-exit probe, 25.3.3
• lwp-start probe, 25.3.3
• lwpsinfo_t, 25.2.1
• macro arguments, 15.3
• macro variables, 7.3, 15.2
• max, 9.2
• member sizes, 7.4
• memory addresses, 5.1
• mib probe, 28.1
  • arguments, 28.2
  • stability, 28.3
• min, 9.2
• modifying options, 16.2
• module loading, 20.8
• multi-dimensional scalar arrays, 5.7
• mutex probes, 31.2
• obsolete stability value, 39.1
• offsetof, 7.4
• offsets, 7.4
• operator overloading, 6.5
• options, 16.1
  • modifying, 16.2, 31.1
• performance, 38.1
  • cacheable predicates, 38.3
• pid, 3.5
• pid probes, 30.1
  • and function boundaries, 30.2
  • example of use, 30.1
• pid provider, 33.6, 33.6.2
• plockstat, 31.1
• pointers, 5.1
  • and arrays, 5.4
  • and explicit casts, 5.6
  • and struct, 7.2
  • and type conversion, 5.6
  • arithmetic operations on, 5.5
  • declaring, 5.1
  • safe use of, 5.2
  • to DTrace objects, 5.8
• pragmas, 4.1
• predicates, 4.3
• principal buffer
  • policies, 11.2
    • fill, 11.2.2
    • ring, 11.2.3
    • switch, 11.2.1
• print, 12.4
  • type sources, 12.4.1
• printa, 12.2
• printf, 12.1
  • conversion flags, 12.1.2
  • conversion formats, 12.1.5
  • conversion specifications, 12.1.1
  • size prefixes, 12.1.4
  • width and precision specifiers, 12.1.3
• private stability value, 39.1
• privileges, 35.1
  • and DTrace, 35.2
  • dtrace_kernel, 35.5
  • dtrace_proc, 35.3
  • dtrace_user, 35.4
  • superuser, 35.6
• probe actions, 4.4
• probe clause
  • lifetime and clause-local variables, 3.4
• probe clauses, 4.1
• probe descriptions, 4.2
  • recommended syntax, 4.2
  • special characters in, 4.2
• probe points, 34.1
• probefunc, 3.5
• probemod, 3.5
• probename, 3.5
• probeprov, 3.5
• probes
  • adaptive lock, 18.2
  • BEGIN, 17.1
  • contention-event, 18.1, 31.1
  • done, 27.1
  • END, 17.2
  • entry, 20.1, 30.2.1
  • ERROR, 17.3
  • error-event, 31.1
  • exec, 25.3.1
  • exit, 25.3.2
  • fasttrap, 32.1
  • FBT, 20.1
    • and tail-call optimization, 20.4
    • breakpoints, 20.7
    • example of use, 20.3
    • module loading, 20.8
    • stability, 20.9
    • uninstrumentable functions, 20.6
    • unsporting functions, 20.5
  • for lockstat, 18.1
  • fpuinfo, 29.1
  • function boundary, 30.2
  • function offset, 30.3
  • hold-event, 18.1, 31.1
  • io, 27.1
    • arguments, 27.2
    • bufinfo_t structure, 27.2.1
    • devinfo_t structure, 27.2.2
    • example of use, 27.3
    • fileinfo_t structure, 27.2.3
    • stability, 27.4
  • limiting, 38.1
  • lwp-exit, 25.3.3
  • lwp-start, 25.3.3
  • mib, 28.1
  • mutex, 31.2
  • pid, 30.1, 30.4
  • plockstat
    • stability, 31.4
  • proc, 25.1
  • profile, 19.1
  • reader/writer, 18.5
  • reader/writer locks, 31.3
  • return, 20.1, 30.2.2
  • sched, 26.1
  • sdt, 22.1
    • arguments, 22.3.2
    • creating, 22.3
    • example of use, 22.2
    • stability, 22.4
  • signal-send, 25.3.4
  • spin lock, 18.3
  • start, 25.3.2, 27.1
  • syscall, 21.1, 33.3
  • thread lock, 18.4
  • tick, 19.2
  • vminfo, 24.1
    • arguments, 24.2
    • example of use, 24.3
  • wait-done, 27.1
  • wait-start, 27.1
• proc probe, 25.1
  • arguments, 25.2
  • stability, 25.4
• profile probes, 19.1
  • arguments, 19.3
  • creation, 19.5
  • stability, 19.6
  • timer resolution, 19.4
• provider versioning, 41.3
• psinfo_t, 25.2.2
• quantize, 9.2
• reader/writer lock probes, 18.5, 31.3
• return probes, 30.2.2
• ring buffer policy, 11.2.3
• root, 3.5
• scalar arrays, 5.3
• scalar variables, 3.1
  • creation, 3.1
  • explicit variable declaration, 3.1
• sched probe, 26.1
  • stability, 26.4
• scripting, 15.1
• sdt probe, 22.1
  • arguments, 22.3.2
  • creating, 22.3
• security, 35.1
• signal-send probe, 25.3.4
• sizeof, 7.4
• speculation, 13.1
  • committing, 13.4
  • creating, 13.2
  • discarding, 13.5
  • example of use, 13.6
  • options, 13.7
  • tuning, 13.7
  • use, 13.3
• speculation function, 13.2
• speculative drops, 13.7
• spin lock probes, 18.3
• stability, 39.1
  • computations, 39.4
  • enforcement, 39.5
  • fasttrap, 32.2
  • FBT probes, 20.9
  • io, 27.4
  • levels, 39.1
  • mib, 28.3
  • of dtrace probes, 17.4
  • of lockstat, 18.6
  • of syscall probes, 21.3
  • plockstat, 31.4
  • proc, 25.4
  • reports, 39.4
    • example of use, 39.4
  • sched, 26.4
  • sdt probe, 22.4
  • values, 39.1
    • evolving, 39.1
    • external, 39.1
    • internal, 39.1
    • obsolete, 39.1
    • private, 39.1
    • stable, 39.1
    • standard, 39.1
    • unstable, 39.1
  • vminfo, 24.4
• stable stability value, 39.1
• stackdepth, 3.5
• standard stability value, 39.1
• start probe, 25.3.2
• statically defined tracking (SDT), 34.1
• string constants, 6.2
• strings, 6.1
  • and operator overloading, 6.5
  • assignment, 6.3
  • comparison, 6.5
  • conversion, 6.4
  • relational operators, 6.5
  • type, 6.1
• struct, 7.1
  • and pointers, 7.2
  • example of use, 7.2
• subroutines, 10.6
  • copyin, 33.1
  • copyinstr, 33.1
• sum, 9.2
• superuser privileges, 35.6
• switch buffer policy, 11.2.1
• syscall probe, 21.1
• syscall probes
  • arguments, 21.2
  • large file system interfaces, 21.1.3
  • stability, 21.3
• system calls
  • for large files, 21.1.3
• targeting a process ID, 15.4
• temporal, 11.6
• thread lock probes, 18.4
• thread-local variables, 3.3
  • and dynamic variable drops, 3.3
  • and explicit variable declarations, 3.3
  • and thread identity, 3.3
  • assigned to zero, 3.3
  • example of use, 3.3
  • referencing, 3.3, 3.3
  • types, 3.3
  • unassigned, 3.3
• tick probes, 19.2
• tid, 3.5
• timestamp, 3.5
• trace, 12.3
• trace data
  • displaying, 37.2
  • extracting, 37.1
• tracing instructions, 33.6.2
• tunables, 16.1
• type definitions, 8.1
• type namespaces, 8.4
  • built in, 8.4
• typedef, 8.1
• uninstrumentable functions, 20.6
• unions, 7.3
  • and the kstat framework, 7.3
  • example of use, 7.3
• unsporting functions, 20.5
• unstable stability value, 39.1
• uregs[], 3.5
• uregs[] array, 33.5
• user process memory, 5.9
• user process tracing, 33.1
• ustack, 33.4
• version string, 41.1
• versioning, 41.1
  • for providers, 41.3
  • options, 41.2
  • version binding, 41.2
• virtual memory, 5.1
• vminfo probe, 24.1
  • arguments, 24.2
  • example, 24.3
  • stability, 24.4
• vtimestamp, 3.5
• walltimestamp, 3.5