[erlang-questions] ip trace port performance

[Ulf Wiger]

The trace port will drop trace messages rather than hurt performance. I don't know the exact algorithm, but most likely, it imposes a queue limit on the outgoing port, or something.

BR,
Ulf W

On 27 Jul 2011, at 21:45, Joel Reymont wrote:

> Is the ip trace port speedy enough to collect all trace messages in a running system?
> 
> I'm talking all function calls and messages. 
> 
> Will this bring the system under test to its knees or just result in a significant slowdown?
> 
> How much of a slow down am I looking at?
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> 	Thanks, Joel
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