/*

 */

/**

 * This package contains annotations and enumerations that are used to

 * add DTrace-specific information to a tracing provider.

 * <p>

 * The DTrace-specific annotations modify the attributes of a DTrace provider

 * implementation when it is used by the tracing subsystem.  The annotations are

 * added to a {@code com.sun.tracing} provider specification to control

 * specific attributes of the provider as it relates to DTrace.

 * <p>

 * Any other tracing subsystems supported by the system will ignore these

 * annotations.

 * <p>

 * DTrace probes have additional fields and stability attributes that are

 * not accounted for in the generic tracing package.  If unspecified, the

 * default values are used for the stability and dependency attributes of

 * probes, as well as for the module and field names of the generated probes.

 * The values can be specified by adding the appropriate annotations to the

 * provider specification.

 * <p>

 * The {@code FunctionName} annotation is used to annotate the tracepoint

 * methods defined in the provider specification.  The value of this annotation

 * is used as the {@code function} field in the generated DTrace probes. It

 * is typically set to the name of the enclosing function where the

 * tracepoint is triggered.

 * <p>

 * The {@code ModuleName} annotation is used to annotate the provider

 * specification itself and applies to all the probes in the provider.  It

 * sets the value of the {@code module} field in the generated DTrace probes.

 * <p>

 * The remaining annotations, are also applied to the provider itself, and

 * are used to set the stability and dependency attributes of all probes in

 * that provider.  Each probe field and the probe arguments can be

 * independently assigned interface attributes to control the stability

 * ratings of the probes.

 * <p>

 * Here is an example of how to declare a provider, specifying additional DTrace

 * data:

<PRE>

    @ProviderName("my_app_provider")

    @ModuleName("app.jar")

    @ProviderAttributes(@Attributes={

        name=StabilityLevel.STABLE,data=StabilityLevel.STABLE,

        dependency=DependencyClass.COMMON})

    @ProbeAttributes(@Attributes={

        name=StabilityLevel.STABLE,data=StabilityLevel.STABLE,

        dependency=DependencyClass.COMMON})

    @ModuleAttributes(@Attributes={name=StabilityLevel.UNSTABLE})

    public class MyProvider {

        @FunctionName("main") void startProbe();

    }

</PRE>

 * <p>

 * @see <a href="http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6223/6mlkidlms?a=view">Solaris Dynamic Tracing Guide, Chapter 34: Statically Defined Tracing for User Applications</a>

 * @see <a href="http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6223/6mlkidlnp?a=view">Solaris Dynamic Tracing Guide, Chapter 39: Stability</a>

 */

package com.sun.tracing.dtrace;