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Re: DTrace probe problem
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Re: DTrace probe problem


  • Subject: Re: DTrace probe problem
  • From: radj <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 10:28:15 +0800

Hello again.

I have another problem now and it is how to set off DTrace from within the
application. This is my code:

// SNIPPET START

int pid = [[NSProcessInfo processInfo] processIdentifier];

NSArray *arguments = [NSArray arrayWithObjects: @"-w", // permit destructive
actions
                                                    @"-o /tmp/DTraceLog", //
output file
                                                    @"-s /tmp/DTrace.d", //
D script
                                                    [NSNumber
numberWithInt:pid], // feed in PID for macro $1
                                                    nil];

NSTask *task;
task = [[NSTask alloc] init];
[task setLaunchPath: @"/dev/dtrace"];
[task setArguments: arguments];
[task launch];

// SNIPPET END

the launch path is correct, right? I found dtrace in the /dev folder.
Unfortunately, it crashes and here's a part of the crash log:

// CRASH LOG
...
Exception Type:  EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000096cddd78
Crashed Thread:  0

Application Specific Information:
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException',
reason: 'launch path not accessible'

Thread 0 Crashed:
0   com.apple.CoreFoundation          0x96cddd78
___TERMINATING_DUE_TO_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTION___ + 0
1   libobjc.A.dylib                   0x9003a768 objc_exception_throw + 68
2   com.apple.CoreFoundation          0x96cddcdc +[NSException
raise:format:arguments:] + 136
3   com.apple.CoreFoundation          0x96cddd14 +[NSException
raise:format:] + 52
4   com.apple.Foundation              0x93c502c0 -[NSConcreteTask
launchWithDictionary:] + 392
...
// CRASH LOG END

Is there something wrong with how the NSTask was set up?
The application does not run as "root" but as "_lp". Is that a big factor in
the error?

Cheers,

radj
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