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| diff --git a/lib/runtime_tools/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/runtime_tools/doc/src/notes.xml index 5c9dac235f..90641719c5 100644 --- a/lib/runtime_tools/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/runtime_tools/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,52 @@    <p>This document describes the changes made to the Runtime_Tools      application.</p> +<section><title>Runtime_Tools 1.8.9</title> + +    <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> +      <list> +        <item> +          <p> +	    Change the module-level docs to give complete +	    step-by-step instructions for using the `dyntrace:p()` +	    trace function. (Thanks to Scott Lystig Fritchie)</p> +          <p> +	    Own Id: OTP-10141</p> +        </item> +        <item> +          <p> +	    Add 1024 separate USDT probes to dyntrace.erl and +	    dyntrace.c (Thanks to Scott Lystig Fritchie)</p> +          <p> +	    Own Id: OTP-10143</p> +        </item> +        <item> +          <p> +	    Relocate bodies of DTrace probes to the statically-linked +	    VM.</p> +          <p> +	    Due to various operating systems (in both the DTrace and +	    SystemTap worlds) not fully supporting DTrace probes (or +	    SystemTap-compatibility mode probes) in shared libraries, +	    we relocate those probes to the statically-linked virtual +	    machine. This could be seen as pollution of the pristine +	    VM by a (yet) experimental feature. However:</p> +          <p> +	    1. This code can be eliminated completely by the C +	    preprocessor. 2. Leaving the probes in the dyntrace NIF +	    shared library simply does not work correctly on too many +	    platforms. *Many* thanks to Macneil Shonle at Basho for +	    assisting when my RSI-injured fingers gave out. (note: +	    Solaris 10 and FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE can take a long time +	    to compile)</p> +          <p> +	    Own Id: OTP-10189</p> +        </item> +      </list> +    </section> + +</section> +  <section><title>Runtime_Tools 1.8.8</title>      <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> | 
