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Bug 1929173

Summary: dropwatch Package deprecation
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Reporter: Sagar Dubewar <sdubewar>
Component: doc-Release_Notes-8-en-USAssignee: Lucie Vařáková <lmanasko>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: RHEL DPM <rhel-docs>
Severity: medium Docs Contact: Sagar Dubewar <sdubewar>
Priority: medium    
Version: 8.3CC: jbainbri, lmanasko, mleitner, rhel-docs, sukulkar
Target Milestone: rcKeywords: Documentation, FutureFeature, Triaged
Target Release: 8.4Flags: sdubewar: needinfo-
pm-rhel: mirror+
Hardware: Unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   
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Fixed In Version: Doc Type: Deprecated Functionality
Doc Text:
.The `dropwatch` tool is deprecated The `dropwatch` tool has been deprecated. The tool will not be supported in future releases, thus it is not recommended for new deployments. As a replacement of this package, Red Hat recommends to use the [systemitem]`perf` command line tool. For more information on using the [systemitem]`perf` command line tool, see the link:https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/monitoring_and_managing_system_status_and_performance/getting-started-with-perf_monitoring-and-managing-system-status-and-performance[Getting started with Perf] section on the Red Hat customer portal or the [citetitle]`perf` man page.
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Last Closed: 2021-06-23 12:16:56 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Sagar Dubewar 2021-02-16 10:56:38 UTC 
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Comment 7 Jamie Bainbridge 2021-03-05 07:23:25 UTC 
We have well-used documentation for the SystemTap method at:

 How to monitor kernel network packets drops using dropwatch.stp
 https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2194511

A working example of perf is provided at:

 How to monitor kernel network packets drops using perf
 https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5859751

These are both linked on the existing "dropwatch" package solution as well:

 How can I see where in kernel code packet drops occur using dropwatch?
 https://access.redhat.com/solutions/206223

Support is good to go.
Comment 8 Lucie Vařáková 2021-06-23 12:16:56 UTC 
Published: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.4_release_notes/deprecated_functionality#BZ-1929173