DTrace Comparisons

Comments primarily compare a featured tracing or profiling tool to established system tracers like DTrace, strace, perf, bpftrace, and ftrace, questioning its advantages or suggesting alternatives.

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sgt Mar 10, 2020 View on HN

How is this better than Dtrace? Looks cool though

RantyDave Oct 27, 2020 View on HN

Wasn't there lots of work around using dtrace for this?

freeone3000 Dec 4, 2024 View on HN

The article describes using strace and perf in the paragraph after.

cwp Apr 15, 2013 View on HN

How does this compare to dtrace?

mtlmtlmtlmtl Feb 4, 2023 View on HN

Sounds like the sort of thing dtrace or bpftrace might be able to do.

panick21_ Apr 29, 2022 View on HN

Is there something like DTrace? Or are you considering having something like EBPF?

unixhero Aug 29, 2021 View on HN

Well there is always dtrace, strace and ptrace.

krenoten Aug 30, 2012 View on HN

If you're on a BSD descendant check out dtrace instead - it's got a small learning curve but it's an unbelievably powerful tracer.

pjmlp Mar 30, 2021 View on HN

Most OS offer that with process tracing like ETW and DTrace.

umjames Mar 29, 2010 View on HN

DTrace would be nice for starters.