Linux Trace Toolkit Reference Manual
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2.Installation

2.1 Patched Kernel and Kernel module

This discussion concerns a plain vanilla Linux.

2.2 RTAI patch

Prior to doing the following, you need to be familiar with RTAI's installation. See the documentation accompanying RTAI to know more about the installation process.

2.3 Trace daemon

The trace daemon can be made to not support RTAI but setting the SUPP_RTAI variable to 0 in it's makefile. Leaving support for RTAI will not modify the normal behavior of a vanilla Linux tracing session.

2.4 Data decoder (Visualizer)

The data decoder has many compile options which are mutually independent. To see the options, take a look at Visualizer/Makefile in the "Support" section. To enable an option, set it's value to 1. Here are the currently available options:

Once the options chosen (by default, they are all enabled), compile and install the data decoder (visualizer)

That's it! By now, you should have a patched kernel ready to be used, as well as the other software be able to fetch the results and view them. Next section will now help you use all this!
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Linux trace toolkit Installation