Oracle Is Working To Upstream More Of DTrace To The Linux Kernel & eBPF Implementation | Linux Today

Oracle Is Working To Upstream More Of DTrace To The Linux Kernel & eBPF Implementation

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Michael Larabel
Aug 16, 2019

While DTrace prospects for the Linux kernel are no longer viewed as magical or groundbreaking as they once were more than a decade ago, Oracle continues to work on its DTrace port to Linux and extending its reach beyond just their “Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel” for their RHEL-cloned Oracle Linux. Oracle now says they are working towards upstreaming more work as well as getting an eBPF-based implementation for the kernel.

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Michael Larabel

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