On (05/28/08 09:48), James Carlson wrote:
> 
> I think that if you're running at the same level as ip_debug, you
> shouldn't have an irrational fear of mdb, even with the "-w" option.
> 

I suspect that Prakash is suggesting that there is a perception
that 'ndd -set /dev/ip ip_debug 10' is somehow safer than 
"echo 'ip_debug/W 0xa'|mdb -kw".

> If you do have that fear, or if you need any sort of comprehensible
> output, then you're better off in dtrace.  If nothing else, you'll
> have *MUCH* lower overhead.  (There are few better ways to turn a

yes, dtrace is certainly the much better long term solution.

Although, in a crash dump, ip*dbg does leave an easily accessible 
diary in the msgbuf..

--Sowmini

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