LKST 2.1.0 for linux-2.6.6 is released.

Dear all,

We are pleased to announce releasing new version of Linux Kernel State Tracer.

The Linux Kernel State Tracer(a.k.a. LKST) version 2.1.0 has been released. This version can be applied to linux-2.6.6. And platforms of LKST 2.1.0 are both IA32 and IA64.

LKST is a tool that supports to analyze of fault and evaluate for kernel. Especially it is usuful for analyzing the unanticipated fault of kernal.

The latest version of the LKST has new features:

- LSM hooking addon module.
If you use this module, you can trace more detailed information of
system calls.
And you can use this module with SELinux.

- event flags which show the attribute of an event. You can get the attribute of events from /proc/lkst_etypes For more details, see howto.txt.

For more changes, see Changelog-2.1.0.txt
<http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/lkst/Changelog-2.1.0.txt?download>

Remarks:
For supporting IA64, we hacked KernelHooks.

LKST binaries, source code and documents are available in the following site,
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lkst/
http://sourceforge.jp/projects/lkst/

We prepared a mailing list written below in order to let users know update of LKST.

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To subscribe, please refer following URL,

http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lkst-users
http://lists.sourceforge.jp/mailman/listinfo/lkst-users

And if you have any comments, please send to the above list, or to another mailing-list written below.

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With kindest regards,
All of the LKST developers

Masami HIRAMATSU

3rd Research Dept.
Hitachi, Ltd., Systems Development Laboratory
E-mail: [email protected]