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diff --git a/Java/Readme b/Java/Readme new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ae455a524d1c --- /dev/null +++ b/Java/Readme @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Java - DTracing Java + + These scripts trace the JVM, and require the Java hotspot provider which + was shipped with Java starting with version 1.6.0. + + Some of these scripts measure method and object events, and require + the Java process to be run using the "+ExtendedDTraceProbes" flag. + For example, + + java -XX:+ExtendedDTraceProbes classfile + + The ExtendedDTraceProbes flag is not on by default to avoid the additional + overhead for maintaining these additional probes. When this flag is + enabled, the JVM may execute slightly slower than before; when the probes + are also enabled (especially method probes), the JVM may execute + significantly slower. + |