[lttng-dev] LTTng-UST memory requirements

Mathieu Desnoyers mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com
Thu May 2 09:29:46 EDT 2013


* David OShea (David.OShea at quantum.com) wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Are any details available of the memory requirements for LTTng?

I guess you'll have to measure this.

One important point to consider is the memory requirements for trace
buffers, which are user-configurable.

Thanks,

Mathieu

>  I'm
> particularly interested in UST, and not only the case where tracing is
> being performed, but also when no session is started.  For example.:
> 
> - Session daemon memory requirements: I assume this would be a
> function of the number of tracepoints, trace providers, attached
> processes, sessions, etc.
> 
> - Consumer daemon memory requirements: how many of these would there be, how much memory does each use
> 
> - In-application memory requirements: I assume this would also be a function of the number of trace providers, trace points, etc.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> David
> 
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