Update the documentation to include details on SystemTap dependency
when enabling USDT probes.
Suggested-by: Adrian Moreno <amore...@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Eelco Chaudron <echau...@redhat.com>
---
Documentation/topics/usdt-probes.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/topics/usdt-probes.rst
b/Documentation/topics/usdt-probes.rst
index cdded4f90..7ce19aaed 100644
--- a/Documentation/topics/usdt-probes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/topics/usdt-probes.rst
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ is used ::
checking whether USDT probes are enabled... yes
+As USDT probes internally use the ``DTRACE_PROBExx`` macros, which are part of
+the SystemTap framework, you need to install the appropriate package for your
+Linux distribution. For example, on Fedora, you need to install the
+``systemtap-sdt-devel`` package.
+
Listing available probes
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