# References

display links to other useful, more advanced systemtap docs - http://sourceware.org/systemtap/documentation.html, http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/HomePage

This chapter enumerates other references for more information about SystemTap. Refer to these sources in the course of writing advanced probes and tapsets.

SystemTap Wiki

  The SystemTap Wiki is a collection of links and articles related to the deployment, usage, and development of SystemTap. You can find it at .

SystemTap Tutorial

  Much of the content in this book comes from the SystemTap Tutorial. The SystemTap Tutorial is a more appropriate reference for users with intermediate to advanced knowledge of C++ and kernel development, and you can find it at .

man stapprobes

  The stapprobes 3stap man page enumerates a variety of probe points supported by SystemTap, along with additional aliases defined by the SystemTap tapset library. The bottom part of the man page includes a list of other man pages enumerating similar probe points for specific system components, such as `tapset::scsi`, `tapset::kprocess`, `tapset::signal`, and so on.

man stapfuncs

  The stapfuncs 3stap man page enumerates numerous functions supported by the SystemTap tapset library, along with the prescribed syntax for each of them. Note, however, that it does not provide a complete list of all supported functions; there are more undocumented functions available.

SystemTap Tapset Reference Manual

  The SystemTap Tapset Reference Manual describes the individual predefined functions and probe points of the tapsets in greater detail. You can find it at .

SystemTap Language Reference

  The SystemTap Language Reference is a comprehensive reference of SystemTap's language constructs and syntax. It is recommended for users with a rudimentary to intermediate knowledge of C++ and other similar programming languages, and is available to all users at .

Tapset Developers Guide

  Once you have sufficient proficiency in writing SystemTap scripts, you can try to write your own tapsets. The Tapset Developers Guide describes how to add functions to your tapset library.

Test Suite

  The systemtap-testsuite package allows you to test the entire SystemTap toolchain without having to build it from source code. In addition, it also contains numerous examples of SystemTap scripts to study and test; some of these scripts are also documented in .

  By default, the example scripts included in systemtap-testsuite are located in the `/usr/share/systemtap/testsuite/systemtap.examples/` directory.