JDK-6274545 : Add dtrace probes for tracing Java program
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: 6
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: solaris
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2005-05-23
  • Updated: 2017-05-16
  • Resolved: 2005-10-06
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JDK 6
6 b55Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6935224 - Adding new DTrace probes to work with Palantir
Relates :  
JDK-6402766 - jinfo: add -flag option to print or set (a select subset of) JVM flags dynamically
Description
Add dtrace probe points for the following events that occur during execution of the Java program (with the specified arguments):

method-entry: thread, class name, method name, method signature
method-return: thread, class name, method name, method signature
object-alloc: thread, class name, size





###@###.### 2005-05-23 15:40:15 GMT
Comments
EVALUATION For now, it is only possible to add these probes at a cost, so they should only be enabled when a startup flag is specified. ###@###.### 2005-05-23 15:40:15 GMT
23-05-2005
WORK AROUND Kelly O'hair has a JVMTI/PI agent that will provide this functionality. ###@###.### 2005-05-23 15:40:15 GMT
23-05-2005