Add DTrace support for OS X, Solaris, and Linux (via SystemTap), 2/4

Add D scripts in the `lib/dtrace/examples` directory.

Add SystemTap README and sample scripts, contributed by
Andreas Schultz <[email protected]>.

22 files changed, 1611 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/dist.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/dist.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f37c827f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/dist.d
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/dist.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+erlang*:::dist-monitor
+{
+    printf("monitor: pid %d, who %s, what %s, node %s, type %s, reason %s\n",
+           pid,
+           copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), copyinstr(arg3),
+           copyinstr(arg4));
+}
+
+erlang*:::dist-port_busy
+{
+    printf("dist port_busy: node %s, port %s, remote_node %s, blocked pid %s\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), copyinstr(arg3));
+    blocked_procs[copyinstr(arg3)] = timestamp;
+}
+
+erlang*:::dist-port_busy
+{
+    printf("dist port_busy: node %s, port %s, remote_node %s, blocked pid %s\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), copyinstr(arg3));
+    blocked_procs[copyinstr(arg3)] = timestamp;
+}
+
+erlang*:::dist-output
+{
+    printf("dist output: node %s, port %s, remote_node %s bytes %d\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), arg3);
+}
+
+erlang*:::dist-outputv
+{
+    printf("port outputv: node %s, port %s, remote_node %s bytes %d\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), arg3);
+}
+
+erlang*:::process-scheduled
+/blocked_procs[copyinstr(arg0)]/
+{
+    pidstr = copyinstr(arg0);
+    printf("blocked pid %s scheduled now, waited %d microseconds\n",
+           pidstr, (timestamp - blocked_procs[pidstr]) / 1000);
+    blocked_procs[pidstr] = 0;
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/dist.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/dist.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af27b2cab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/dist.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/* example usage: stap /path/to/dist.systemtap -x <pid> */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe process("beam").mark("dist-monitor")
+{
+    printf("monitor: pid %d, who %s, what %s, node %s, type %s, reason %s\n",
+           pid(),
+           user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), user_string($arg4),
+           user_string($arg5));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("dist-port_busy")
+{
+    printf("dist port_busy: node %s, port %s, remote_node %s, blocked pid %s\n",
+           user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), user_string($arg4));
+    blocked_procs[user_string($arg4)] = timestamp;
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("dist-port_busy")
+{
+    printf("dist port_busy: node %s, port %s, remote_node %s, blocked pid %s\n",
+           user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), user_string($arg4));
+    blocked_procs[user_string($arg4)] = timestamp;
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("dist-output")
+{
+    printf("dist output: node %s, port %s, remote_node %s bytes %d\n",
+           user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), $arg4);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("dist-outputv")
+{
+    printf("port outputv: node %s, port %s, remote_node %s bytes %d\n",
+           user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), $arg4);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("process-scheduled")
+{
+    pidstr = user_string($arg1);
+    if (pidstr in blocked_procs) {
+	printf("blocked pid %s scheduled now, waited %d microseconds\n",
+		pidstr, (timestamp - blocked_procs[pidstr]) / 1000);
+	delete blocked_procs[pidstr];
+    }
+}
+
+global blocked_procs;
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/driver1.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/driver1.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f53ffeb2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/driver1.d
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/driver1.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+erlang*:::driver-init
+{
+    printf("driver init name %s major %d minor %d flags %d\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), arg1, arg2, arg3);
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-start
+{
+    printf("driver start pid %s driver name %s port %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-stop
+{
+    printf("driver stop pid %s driver name %s port %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-finish
+{
+    printf("driver finish driver name %s port %s\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1));
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-flush
+{
+    printf("driver flush pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-output
+{
+    printf("driver output pid %s port %s port name %s bytes %d\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), arg3);
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-outputv
+{
+    printf("driver outputv pid %s port %s port name %s bytes %d\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), arg3);
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-control
+{
+    printf("driver control pid %s port %s port name %s command %d bytes %d\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), arg3, arg4);
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-call
+{
+    printf("driver call pid %s port %s port name %s command %d bytes %d\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), arg3, arg4);
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-event
+{
+    printf("driver event pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-ready_input
+{
+    printf("driver ready_input pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-ready_output
+{
+    printf("driver ready_output pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-timeout
+{
+    printf("driver timeout pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-ready_async
+{
+    printf("driver ready_async pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-process_exit
+{
+    printf("driver process_exit pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::driver-stop_select
+{
+    printf("driver stop_select driver name %s\n", copyinstr(arg0));
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/driver1.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/driver1.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b99e465b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/driver1.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/* example usage: stap /path/to/driver1.systemtap -x <pid> */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-init")
+{
+    printf("driver init name %s major %d minor %d flags %d\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), $arg2, $arg3, $arg4);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-start")
+{
+    printf("driver start pid %s driver name %s port %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-stop")
+{
+    printf("driver stop pid %s driver name %s port %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-finish")
+{
+    printf("driver finish driver name %s\n",
+           user_string($arg1));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-flush")
+{
+    printf("driver flush pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-output")
+{
+    printf("driver output pid %s port %s port name %s bytes %d\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), $arg4);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-outputv")
+{
+    printf("driver outputv pid %s port %s port name %s bytes %d\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), $arg4);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-control")
+{
+    printf("driver control pid %s port %s port name %s command %d bytes %d\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), $arg4, $arg5);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-call")
+{
+    printf("driver call pid %s port %s port name %s command %d bytes %d\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), $arg4, $arg5);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-event")
+{
+    printf("driver event pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-ready_input")
+{
+    printf("driver ready_input pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-ready_output")
+{
+    printf("driver ready_output pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-timeout")
+{
+    printf("driver timeout pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-ready_async")
+{
+    printf("driver ready_async pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-process_exit")
+{
+    printf("driver process_exit pid %s port %s port name %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("driver-stop_select")
+{
+    printf("driver stop_select driver name %s\n", user_string($arg1));
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/efile_drv.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/efile_drv.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9c8080dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/efile_drv.d
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/efile_drv.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+BEGIN
+{
+    op_map[1] = "OPEN";
+    op_map[2] = "READ";
+    op_map[3] = "LSEEK";
+    op_map[4] = "WRITE";
+    op_map[5] = "FSTAT";
+    op_map[6] = "PWD";
+    op_map[7] = "READDIR";
+    op_map[8] = "CHDIR";
+    op_map[9] = "FSYNC";
+    op_map[10] = "MKDIR";
+    op_map[11] = "DELETE";
+    op_map[12] = "RENAME";
+    op_map[13] = "RMDIR";
+    op_map[14] = "TRUNCATE";
+    op_map[15] = "READ_FILE";
+    op_map[16] = "WRITE_INFO";
+    op_map[19] = "LSTAT";
+    op_map[20] = "READLINK";
+    op_map[21] = "LINK";
+    op_map[22] = "SYMLINK";
+    op_map[23] = "CLOSE";
+    op_map[24] = "PWRITEV";
+    op_map[25] = "PREADV";
+    op_map[26] = "SETOPT";
+    op_map[27] = "IPREAD";
+    op_map[28] = "ALTNAME";
+    op_map[29] = "READ_LINE";
+    op_map[30] = "FDATASYNC";
+    op_map[31] = "FADVISE";
+}
+
+erlang*:::aio_pool-add
+{
+    printf("async I/O pool port %s queue len %d\n", copyinstr(arg0), arg1);
+}
+
+erlang*:::aio_pool-get
+{
+    printf("async I/O pool port %s queue len %d\n", copyinstr(arg0), arg1);
+}
+
+erlang*:::efile_drv-entry
+{
+    printf("efile_drv enter tag={%d,%d} %s%s | %s (%d) | args: %s %s , %d %d (port %s)\n",
+	   arg0, arg1,
+           arg2 == NULL ? "" : "user tag ",
+           arg2 == NULL ? "" : copyinstr(arg2),
+           op_map[arg3], arg3,
+	   arg4 == NULL ? "" : copyinstr(arg4),
+	   arg5 == NULL ? "" : copyinstr(arg5), arg6, arg7,
+           /* NOTE: port name in args[10] is experimental */
+           copyinstr((user_addr_t) args[10]))
+}
+
+erlang*:::efile_drv-int*
+{
+    printf("async I/O worker tag={%d,%d} | %s (%d) | %s\n",
+           arg0, arg1, op_map[arg2], arg2, probename);
+}
+
+/* efile_drv-return error case */
+erlang*:::efile_drv-return
+/arg4 == 0/
+{
+    printf("efile_drv return tag={%d,%d} %s%s | %s (%d) | errno %d\n",
+           arg0, arg1,
+           arg2 == NULL ? "" : "user tag ",
+           arg2 == NULL ? "" : copyinstr(arg2),
+           op_map[arg3], arg3,
+           arg5);
+}
+
+/* efile_drv-return success case */
+erlang*:::efile_drv-return
+/arg4 != 0/
+{
+    printf("efile_drv return tag={%d,%d} %s | %s (%d) ok\n",
+           arg0, arg1,
+           arg2 == NULL ? "" : copyinstr(arg2),
+           op_map[arg3], arg3);
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/efile_drv.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/efile_drv.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a47b3e22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/efile_drv.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe begin
+{
+    op_map[1] = "OPEN";
+    op_map[2] = "READ";
+    op_map[3] = "LSEEK";
+    op_map[4] = "WRITE";
+    op_map[5] = "FSTAT";
+    op_map[6] = "PWD";
+    op_map[7] = "READDIR";
+    op_map[8] = "CHDIR";
+    op_map[9] = "FSYNC";
+    op_map[10] = "MKDIR";
+    op_map[11] = "DELETE";
+    op_map[12] = "RENAME";
+    op_map[13] = "RMDIR";
+    op_map[14] = "TRUNCATE";
+    op_map[15] = "READ_FILE";
+    op_map[16] = "WRITE_INFO";
+    op_map[19] = "LSTAT";
+    op_map[20] = "READLINK";
+    op_map[21] = "LINK";
+    op_map[22] = "SYMLINK";
+    op_map[23] = "CLOSE";
+    op_map[24] = "PWRITEV";
+    op_map[25] = "PREADV";
+    op_map[26] = "SETOPT";
+    op_map[27] = "IPREAD";
+    op_map[28] = "ALTNAME";
+    op_map[29] = "READ_LINE";
+    op_map[30] = "FDATASYNC";
+    op_map[31] = "FADVISE";
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("aio_pool-add")
+{
+    printf("async I/O pool port %s queue len %d\n", user_string($arg1), $arg2);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("aio_pool-get")
+{
+    printf("async I/O pool port %s queue len %d\n", user_string($arg1), $arg2);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("efile_drv-entry")
+{
+    printf("efile_drv enter tag={%d,%d} %s%s | %s (%d) | args: %s %s , %d %d (port %s)\n",
+	   $arg1, $arg2,
+           $arg3 == NULL ? "" : "user tag ",
+           $arg3 == NULL ? "" : user_string($arg3),
+           op_map[$arg4], $arg4,
+	   $arg5 == NULL ? "" : user_string($arg5),
+	   $arg6 == NULL ? "" : user_string($arg6), $arg7, $arg8,
+           /* NOTE: port name in $arg[11] is experimental */
+           user_string($arg11))
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("efile_drv-int*")
+{
+    printf("async I/O worker tag={%d,%d} | %s (%d) | %s\n",
+           $arg1, $arg2, op_map[$arg3], $arg3, probefunc());
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("efile_drv-return")
+{
+    if ($arg5 == 0) {
+       /* efile_drv-return error case */
+       printf("efile_drv return tag={%d,%d} %s%s | %s (%d) | errno %d\n",
+           $arg1, $arg2,
+           $arg3 == NULL ? "" : "user tag ",
+           $arg3 == NULL ? "" : user_string($arg3),
+           op_map[$arg4], $arg4,
+           $arg6);
+    } else {
+       /* efile_drv-return success case */
+       printf("efile_drv return tag={%d,%d} %s | %s (%d) ok\n",
+           $arg1, $arg2,
+           $arg3 == NULL ? "" : user_string($arg3),
+           op_map[$arg4], $arg4);
+    }
+}
+
+global op_map;
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/function-calls.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/function-calls.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..238c5211ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/function-calls.d
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/function-calls.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+erlang*:::function-entry
+{
+    printf("pid %s enter  %s depth %d\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), arg2);
+}
+
+erlang*:::function-return
+{
+    printf("pid %s return %s depth %d\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), arg2);
+}
+
+erlang*:::bif-entry
+{
+    printf("pid %s BIF entry  mfa %s\n", copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1));
+}
+
+erlang*:::bif-return
+{
+    printf("pid %s BIF return mfa %s\n", copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1));
+}
+
+erlang*:::nif-entry
+{
+    printf("pid %s NIF entry  mfa %s\n", copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1));
+}
+
+erlang*:::nif-return
+{
+    printf("pid %s NIF return mfa %s\n", copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1));
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/function-calls.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/function-calls.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fc4375135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/function-calls.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe process("beam").mark("function-entry")
+{
+    printf("pid %s enter  %s depth %d\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), $arg3);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("function-return")
+{
+    printf("pid %s return %s depth %d\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), $arg3);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("bif-entry")
+{
+    printf("pid %s BIF entry  mfa %s\n", user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("bif-return")
+{
+    printf("pid %s BIF return mfa %s\n", user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("nif-entry")
+{
+    printf("pid %s NIF entry  mfa %s\n", user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("nif-return")
+{
+    printf("pid %s NIF return mfa %s\n", user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2));
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/garbage-collection.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/garbage-collection.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f234e7d4db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/garbage-collection.d
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/garbage-collection.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+erlang*:::gc_major-start
+{
+    printf("GC major start pid %s need %d words\n", copyinstr(arg0), arg1);
+}
+
+erlang*:::gc_minor-start
+{
+    printf("GC minor start pid %s need %d words\n", copyinstr(arg0), arg1);
+}
+
+erlang*:::gc_major-end
+{
+    printf("GC major end pid %s reclaimed %d words\n", copyinstr(arg0), arg1);
+}
+
+erlang*:::gc_minor-start
+{
+    printf("GC minor end pid %s reclaimed %d words\n", copyinstr(arg0), arg1);
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/garbage-collection.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/garbage-collection.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64d69c6fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/garbage-collection.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe process("beam").mark("gc_major-start")
+{
+    printf("GC major start pid %s need %d words\n", user_string($arg1), $arg2);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("gc_minor-start")
+{
+    printf("GC minor start pid %s need %d words\n", user_string($arg1), $arg2);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("gc_major-end")
+{
+    printf("GC major end pid %s reclaimed %d words\n", user_string($arg1), $arg2);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("gc_minor-start")
+{
+    printf("GC minor end pid %s reclaimed %d words\n", user_string($arg1), $arg2);
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/memory1.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/memory1.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2e16e0779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/memory1.d
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/memory1.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+erlang*:::copy-struct
+{
+    printf("copy_struct %d bytes\n", arg0);
+}
+
+erlang*:::copy-object
+{
+    printf("copy_object pid %s %d bytes\n", copyinstr(arg0), arg1);
+}
+
+erlang*:::process-heap_grow
+{
+    printf("proc heap grow pid %s %d -> %d bytes\n", copyinstr(arg0),
+	   arg1, arg2);
+}
+
+erlang*:::process-heap_shrink
+{
+    printf("proc heap shrink pid %s %d -> %d bytes\n", copyinstr(arg0),
+	   arg1, arg2);
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/memory1.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/memory1.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9723f2d02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/memory1.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe process("beam").mark("copy-struct")
+{
+    printf("copy_struct %d bytes\n", $arg1);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("copy-object")
+{
+    printf("copy_object pid %s %d bytes\n", user_string($arg1), $arg2);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("process-heap_grow")
+{
+    printf("proc heap grow pid %s %d -> %d bytes\n", user_string($arg1),
+	   $arg2, $arg3);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("process-heap_shrink")
+{
+    printf("proc heap shrink pid %s %d -> %d bytes\n", user_string($arg1),
+	   $arg2, $arg3);
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/messages.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/messages.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6361f3a220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/messages.d
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/messages.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+BEGIN
+{
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("NOTE: message-queue message size 4294967295 means an external\n");
+    printf("      message that the code isn't smart enough to determine\n");
+    printf("      the actual size.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+}
+
+erlang*:::message-send
+/arg3 == 0 && arg4 == 0 && arg5 == 0/
+{
+    printf("send:   %s -> %s: %d words\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), arg2);
+}
+
+erlang*:::message-send
+/arg3 != 0 || arg4 != 0 || arg5 != 0/
+{
+    printf("send:   %s label %d token {%d,%d} -> %s: %d words\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0),
+           arg3, arg4, arg5,
+           copyinstr(arg1), arg2);
+}
+
+/*
+ * TODO:
+ * Weird, on my OS X box, beam says arg6 = 0 but this script says 4294967296.
+ */
+
+erlang*:::message-send-remote
+/arg4 == 0 && arg5 == 0 && (arg6 == 0 || arg6 >= 4294967296)/
+{
+    printf("send :  %s -> %s %s: %d words\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), arg3);
+}
+
+erlang*:::message-send-remote
+/arg4 != 0 || arg5 != 0 || arg6 < 4294967296/
+{
+    printf("send :  %s label %d token {%d,%d} -> %s %s: %d words\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0),
+           arg4, arg5, arg6,
+           copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), arg3);
+}
+
+erlang*:::message-queued
+/arg3 == 0 && arg4 == 0 && arg5 == 0/
+{
+    printf("queued: %s: %d words, queue len %d\n", copyinstr(arg0), arg1, arg2);
+}
+
+erlang*:::message-queued
+/arg3 != 0 || arg4 != 0 || arg5 != 0/
+{
+    printf("queued: %s label %d token {%d,%d}: %d words, queue len %d\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), arg3, arg4, arg5,
+           arg1, arg2);
+}
+
+erlang*:::message-receive
+/arg3 == 0 && arg4 == 0 && arg5 == 0/
+{
+    printf("receive: %s: %d words, queue len %d\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), arg1, arg2);
+}
+
+erlang*:::message-receive
+/arg3 != 0 || arg4 != 0 || arg5 != 0/
+{
+    printf("receive: %s label %d token {%d,%d}: %d words, queue len %d\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), arg3, arg4, arg5,
+           arg1, arg2);
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/messages.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/messages.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff8f4076b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/messages.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe begin
+{
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("NOTE: message-queue message size 4294967295 means an external\n");
+    printf("      message that the code isn't smart enough to determine\n");
+    printf("      the actual size.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("message-send")
+{
+    if ($arg4 == 0 && $arg5 == 0 && $arg6 == 0) {
+        printf("send:   %s -> %s: %d words\n",
+	       user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), $arg3);
+    } else {
+        printf("send:   %s label %d token {%d,%d} -> %s: %d words\n",
+	       user_string($arg1),
+               $arg4, $arg5, $arg6,
+	       user_string($arg2), $arg3);
+    }
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("message-send-remote")
+{
+    if ($arg5 == 0 && $arg6 == 0 && $arg7 == 0) {
+        printf("send :  %s -> %s %s: %d words\n",
+               user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), $arg4);
+    } else {
+        printf("send :  %s label %d token {%d,%d} -> %s %s: %d words\n",
+               user_string($arg1),
+               $arg5, $arg6, $arg7,
+               user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), $arg4);
+    }
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("message-queued")
+{
+    if ($arg4 == 0 && $arg5 == 0 && $arg6 == 0) {
+        printf("queued: %s: %d words, queue len %d\n", user_string($arg1), $arg2, $arg3);
+    } else {
+        printf("queued: %s label %d token {%d,%d}: %d words, queue len %d\n",
+               user_string($arg1), $arg4, $arg5, $arg6,
+               $arg2, $arg3);
+    }
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("message-receive")
+{
+    if ($arg4 == 0 && $arg5 == 0 && $arg6 == 0) {
+        printf("receive: %s: %d words, queue len %d\n",
+               user_string($arg1), $arg2, $arg3);
+    } else {
+        printf("receive: %s label %d token {%d,%d}: %d words, queue len %d\n",
+               user_string($arg1), $arg4, $arg5, $arg6,
+               $arg2, $arg3);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/port1.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/port1.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b82e783a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/port1.d
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/port1.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+BEGIN
+{
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 1] = "OPEN";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 2] = "CLOSE";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 3] = "CONNECT";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 4] = "PEER";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 5] = "NAME";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 6] = "BIND";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 7] = "SETOPTS";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 8] = "GETOPTS";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 11] = "GETSTAT";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 12] = "GETHOSTNAME";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 13] = "FDOPEN";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 14] = "GETFD";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 15] = "GETTYPE";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 16] = "GETSTATUS";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 17] = "GETSERVBYNAME";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 18] = "GETSERVBYPORT";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 19] = "SETNAME";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 20] = "SETPEER";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 21] = "GETIFLIST";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 22] = "IFGET";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 23] = "IFSET";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 24] = "SUBSCRIBE";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 25] = "GETIFADDRS";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 40] = "ACCEPT";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 41] = "LISTEN";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 42] = "RECV";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 43] = "UNRECV";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 44] = "SHUTDOWN";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 60] = "RECV";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 61] = "LISTEN";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 62] = "BINDX";
+        /* No looping constructs, so repeat for udp_inet */
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 1] = "OPEN";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 2] = "CLOSE";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 3] = "CONNECT";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 4] = "PEER";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 5] = "NAME";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 6] = "BIND";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 7] = "SETOPTS";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 8] = "GETOPTS";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 11] = "GETSTAT";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 12] = "GETHOSTNAME";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 13] = "FDOPEN";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 14] = "GETFD";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 15] = "GETTYPE";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 16] = "GETSTATUS";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 17] = "GETSERVBYNAME";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 18] = "GETSERVBYPORT";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 19] = "SETNAME";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 20] = "SETPEER";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 21] = "GETIFLIST";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 22] = "IFGET";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 23] = "IFSET";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 24] = "SUBSCRIBE";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 25] = "GETIFADDRS";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 40] = "ACCEPT";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 41] = "LISTEN";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 42] = "RECV";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 43] = "UNRECV";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 44] = "SHUTDOWN";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 60] = "RECV";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 61] = "LISTEN";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 62] = "BINDX";
+}
+
+erlang*:::port-open
+{
+    printf("port open pid %s port name %s port %s\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::port-command
+{
+    printf("port command pid %s port %s port name %s command type %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), copyinstr(arg3));
+}
+
+erlang*:::port-control
+{
+    cmd = driver_map[copyinstr(arg2), arg3];
+    cmd_str = (cmd == 0) ? "unknown" : cmd;
+    printf("port control pid %s port %s port name %s command %d %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), arg3, cmd_str);
+}
+
+/* port-exit is fired as a result of port_close() or exit signal */
+
+erlang*:::port-exit
+{
+    printf("port exit pid %s port %s port name %s reason %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), copyinstr(arg3));
+}
+
+erlang*:::port-connect
+{
+    printf("port connect pid %s port %s port name %s new pid %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), copyinstr(arg3));
+}
+
+erlang*:::port-busy
+{
+    printf("port busy %s\n", copyinstr(arg0));
+}
+
+erlang*:::port-not_busy
+{
+    printf("port not busy %s\n", copyinstr(arg0));
+}
+
+erlang*:::aio_pool-add
+{
+    printf("async I/O pool add thread %d queue len %d\n", arg0, arg1);
+}
+
+erlang*:::aio_pool-get
+{
+    printf("async I/O pool get thread %d queue len %d\n", arg0, arg1);
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/port1.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/port1.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a63d9b670c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/port1.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe begin
+{
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 1] = "OPEN";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 2] = "CLOSE";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 3] = "CONNECT";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 4] = "PEER";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 5] = "NAME";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 6] = "BIND";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 7] = "SETOPTS";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 8] = "GETOPTS";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 11] = "GETSTAT";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 12] = "GETHOSTNAME";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 13] = "FDOPEN";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 14] = "GETFD";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 15] = "GETTYPE";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 16] = "GETSTATUS";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 17] = "GETSERVBYNAME";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 18] = "GETSERVBYPORT";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 19] = "SETNAME";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 20] = "SETPEER";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 21] = "GETIFLIST";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 22] = "IFGET";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 23] = "IFSET";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 24] = "SUBSCRIBE";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 25] = "GETIFADDRS";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 40] = "ACCEPT";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 41] = "LISTEN";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 42] = "RECV";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 43] = "UNRECV";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 44] = "SHUTDOWN";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 60] = "RECV";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 61] = "LISTEN";
+        driver_map["tcp_inet", 62] = "BINDX";
+        /* No looping constructs, so repeat for udp_inet */
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 1] = "OPEN";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 2] = "CLOSE";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 3] = "CONNECT";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 4] = "PEER";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 5] = "NAME";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 6] = "BIND";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 7] = "SETOPTS";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 8] = "GETOPTS";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 11] = "GETSTAT";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 12] = "GETHOSTNAME";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 13] = "FDOPEN";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 14] = "GETFD";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 15] = "GETTYPE";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 16] = "GETSTATUS";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 17] = "GETSERVBYNAME";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 18] = "GETSERVBYPORT";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 19] = "SETNAME";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 20] = "SETPEER";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 21] = "GETIFLIST";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 22] = "IFGET";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 23] = "IFSET";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 24] = "SUBSCRIBE";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 25] = "GETIFADDRS";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 40] = "ACCEPT";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 41] = "LISTEN";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 42] = "RECV";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 43] = "UNRECV";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 44] = "SHUTDOWN";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 60] = "RECV";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 61] = "LISTEN";
+        driver_map["udp_inet", 62] = "BINDX";
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("port-open")
+{
+    printf("port open pid %s port name %s port %s\n",
+           user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("port-command")
+{
+    printf("port command pid %s port %s port name %s command type %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), user_string($arg4));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("port-control")
+{
+    cmd = driver_map[user_string($arg3), $arg4];
+    cmd_str = (cmd == "") ? "unknown" : cmd;
+    printf("port control pid %s port %s port name %s command %d %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), $arg4, cmd_str);
+}
+
+/* port-exit is fired as a result of port_close() or exit signal */
+
+probe process("beam").mark("port-exit")
+{
+    printf("port exit pid %s port %s port name %s reason %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), user_string($arg4));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("port-connect")
+{
+    printf("port connect pid %s port %s port name %s new pid %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), user_string($arg4));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("port-busy")
+{
+    printf("port busy %s\n", user_string($arg1));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("port-not_busy")
+{
+    printf("port not busy %s\n", user_string($arg1));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("aio_pool-add")
+{
+    printf("async I/O pool add thread %d queue len %d\n", $arg1, $arg2);
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("aio_pool-get")
+{
+    printf("async I/O pool get thread %d queue len %d\n", $arg1, $arg2);
+}
+
+global driver_map;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/process-scheduling.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/process-scheduling.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e31da2774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/process-scheduling.d
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/process-scheduling.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+erlang*:::process-scheduled
+{
+    printf("  Schedule pid %s mfa %s\n", copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1));
+}
+
+erlang*:::process-unscheduled
+{
+    printf("Unschedule pid %s\n", copyinstr(arg0));
+}
+
+erlang*:::process-hibernate
+{
+    printf("  Hibernate pid %s resume mfa %s\n",
+     copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1));
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/process-scheduling.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/process-scheduling.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8cee60a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/process-scheduling.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe process("beam").mark("process-scheduled")
+{
+    printf("  Schedule pid %s mfa %s\n", user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("process-unscheduled")
+{
+    printf("Unschedule pid %s\n", user_string($arg1));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("process-hibernate")
+{
+    printf("  Hibernate pid %s resume mfa %s\n",
+     user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2));
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/spawn-exit.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/spawn-exit.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7310f3343d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/spawn-exit.d
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/spawn-exit.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+erlang*:::process-spawn
+{
+    printf("pid %s mfa %s\n", copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1));
+}
+
+erlang*:::process-exit
+{
+    printf("pid %s reason %s\n", copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1));
+}
+
+erlang*:::process-exit_signal
+{
+    printf("sender %s -> pid %s reason %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2));
+}
+
+erlang*:::process-exit_signal-remote
+{
+    printf("sender %s -> node %s pid %s reason %s\n",
+	   copyinstr(arg0), copyinstr(arg1), copyinstr(arg2), copyinstr(arg3));
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/spawn-exit.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/spawn-exit.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e3be9fc1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/spawn-exit.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe process("beam").mark("process-spawn")
+{
+    printf("pid %s mfa %s\n", user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("process-exit")
+{
+    printf("pid %s reason %s\n", user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("process-exit_signal")
+{
+    printf("sender %s -> pid %s reason %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3));
+}
+
+probe process("beam").mark("process-exit_signal-remote")
+{
+    printf("sender %s -> node %s pid %s reason %s\n",
+	   user_string($arg1), user_string($arg2), user_string($arg3), user_string($arg4));
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/user-probe.d b/lib/dtrace/examples/user-probe.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13baff6a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/user-probe.d
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* example usage: dtrace -q -s /path/to/user-probe.d */
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+erlang*:::user_trace-s1
+{
+    printf("%s\n", copyinstr(arg0));
+}
+
+erlang*:::user_trace-i4s4
+{
+    printf("%s %s %d %d %d %d '%s' '%s' '%s' '%s'\n",
+           copyinstr(arg0),
+           arg1 == NULL ? "" : copyinstr(arg1),
+           arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5,
+           arg6 == NULL ? "" : copyinstr(arg6),
+           arg7 == NULL ? "" : copyinstr(arg7),
+           arg8 == NULL ? "" : copyinstr(arg8),
+           arg9 == NULL ? "" : copyinstr(arg9));
+}
diff --git a/lib/dtrace/examples/user-probe.systemtap b/lib/dtrace/examples/user-probe.systemtap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c80bf94697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dtrace/examples/user-probe.systemtap
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Scott Lystig Fritchie and Andreas Schultz, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+ * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+ * Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+ * retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * Note: This file assumes that you're using the non-SMP-enabled Erlang
+ *       virtual machine, "beam".  The SMP-enabled VM is called "beam.smp".
+ *       Note that other variations of the virtual machine also have
+ *       different names, e.g. the debug build of the SMP-enabled VM
+ *       is "beam.debug.smp".
+ *
+ *       To use a different virtual machine, replace each instance of
+ *       "beam" with "beam.smp" or the VM name appropriate to your
+ *       environment.
+ */
+
+probe process("dtrace.so").mark("user_trace-s1")
+{
+    printf("%s\n", user_string($arg1));
+}
+
+probe process("dtrace.so").mark("user_trace-i4s4")
+{
+    printf("%s %s %d %d %d %d '%s' '%s' '%s' '%s'\n",
+           user_string($arg1),
+           $arg2 == NULL ? "" : user_string($arg2),
+           $arg3, $arg4, $arg5, $arg6,
+           $arg7 == NULL ? "" : user_string($arg7),
+           $arg8 == NULL ? "" : user_string($arg8),
+           $arg9 == NULL ? "" : user_string($arg9),
+           $arg9 == NULL ? "" : user_string($arg9));
+}