DTrace Recorder on OS X

On OS X, you cannot set DTrace privileges for a normal user. You need to run with superuser privileges (that is, start the DTrace Recorder server with sudo). The profiled application should preferably also be run with sudo.

The default probe template (default.de) is not complete for OS X (scheduling data and thread identifiers are missing). You can customize it yourself, and if you have any comments about it, provide your feedback on the forum at https://community.oracle.com/community/java/java_hotspot_virtual_machine/java_mission_control.

If you start a DTrace recording on OS X using the default template, change the dropdown to use the OS X probes.