Kernel debugging systems can slow the kernel enough to hide or change the bugs they’re looking for. A new tracing system would minimize the performance penalty of running with tracing on. LTTng relies ...

DTrace envy still afflicts Linux. We look at the contenders to bring developer-friendly tracing to the kernel. Three weeks ago, LWN looked at the renewed interest in dynamic tracing, with an emphasis ...

Debugging embedded software can be a challenging, time-consuming and unpredictable factor in the development of embedded systems. Detecting errant program execution begs the question “How did the ...