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h2. DTrace Documentation Bugs

|| Bug Number || Synopsis || Status (owner) ||
|[5085167|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=5085167]|section 3.3 should mention proc:::lwp-exit and leaking dynamic variables| _open_ |
|[5099633|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=5099633]|argN and args\[N\] are not equivalent in the dtrace pid provider| _open_ |
|[5099636|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=5099636]|dtrace mib provider doesn't fire when you might expect| _open_ |
|[6194426|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6194426]|quantize() missing an argument in user process tracing example| fixed (ahl) |
|[6206572|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6206572]|typo in tick-n description| fixed (bmc) |
|[6206586|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6206586]|profile provider should document lack of thread-local variables| _open_ |
|[6206598|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6206598]|relationship between aggregations and switchrate needs to be documented| _open_ |
|[6206852|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6206852]|chapter 23 refers to 'tick.d', but it's shipped as 'cputick.d'| _open_ |
|[6206973|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6206973]|well-documented cpu_ticks_* probes don't exist| _open_ |
|[6206975|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6206975]|several mis-documented sysinfo probes| _open_ |
|[6206977|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6206977]|actions should have their own index entry| _open_ |
|[6207856|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6207856]|Line is repeated in table 25-2| _open_ |
|[6208437|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6208437]|exec-success missing from Arguments table of proc chapter| _open_ |
|[6221632|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6221632]|need more info on dealing with dynamic variable drops| _open_ |
|[6228588|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6228588]|Request for typo corrections & content enhancements in DTrace manual (MDE doc review)| _open_ |
|[6231511|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6231511]|update plockstat chapter with new probes| _open_ |
|[6236535|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6236535]|netscape.bin incorrectly used re: solaris 10| _open_ |
|[6239946|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6239946]|"statically defined tracing for user apps" chapter of dtrace guide should have usage info| _open_ |
|[6245341|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6245341]|SOL10: doc bugs in DYNMCTRCGGD (817-6223-10)| _open_ |
|[6252289|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6252289]|plockstat needs some work| _open_ |
|[6254120|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6254120]|miscellaneous nits and fixes for the dynamic tracing guide| partially fixed (bmc), much more to do |
|[6262896|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6262896]|proc:::signal-handle's description needs work| _open_ |
|[6265418|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6265418]|schedctl-yield has the wrong args listed| _open_ |
|[6279391|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6279391]|DTrace %T printf modifier missing from docs| _open_ |
|[6279764|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6279764]|description of dtrace_kernel in Chapter 35 is inaccurate| _open_ |
|[6283443|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6283443]|proc provider argument type table misses exec-success| _open_ |
|[6284911|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6284911]|args to interrupt-start and interrupt-complete need more info| _open_ |
|[6288269|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6288269]|Confusing module-related text in FBT chapter| _open_ |
|[6297375|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6297375]|description of clause locals could use some work| _open_ |
|[6313045|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6313045]|document trickiness with USDT and static libraries| _open_ |
|[6324666|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6324666]|describe mapping between stat tools and sysinfo/vminfo probes| _open_ |
|[6336726|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6336726]|Solaris Dynamic Tracing Guide needs examples for how to calculate time spent in functions| _open_ |
|[6436567|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6436567]|DTrace guide is missing description of "zonename" variable| _open_ |
|[6439691|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6439691]|Dtrace documentation needs to be updated to reflect new mutex behaivor| _open_ |
|[6451295|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6451295]|S10U2: doc bugs in DTRCUG (819-5488-10)| _open_ |
|[6460484|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6460484]|Definition of args\[\] variable in Solaris Dynamic Tracing Guide is incorrect| _open_ |
|[6480235|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6480235]|documentation must point to pid provider caveat with respect to inlined functions| _open_ |
|[6484133|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6484133]|dtrace documentation updates| _open_ |
|[6507797|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6507797]|Solaris Dynamic Tracing Guide does not mention that global variables are not MP-safe| _open_ |
|[6537769|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6537769]|CPU-caps specific extensions should be documented| _open_ |
|[6547475|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6547475]|DTrace example userfunc.d requires -F flag to reproduce example output| _open_ |
|[6559188|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6559188]|Dtrace should provide a D(4) manual page describing the D language syntax| _open_ |
|[6567240|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6567240]|Documentation of cleanrate needs more clarity| _open_ |
|[6607360|http://bugs.opensolaris.org/view_bug.do?bug_id=6607360]|writetime.d considered harmfull| _open_ |

h2. DTrace Documentation Requests

*Update USDT chapter with new methodology* _open_

The preferred USDT mechanism is described [here|http://blogs.sun.com/ahl/entry/user_land_tracing_gets_better]. The USDT chapter should be updated.

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