TAPSET::LOGGING(3stap) TAPSET::LOGGING(3stap)

# [NAME](#NAME)

tapset::logging - systemtap logging tapset

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

[**log**](#log)

Send a line to the common trace buffer

See [*function::log*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::log.3stap)  
for details.

[**warn**](#warn)

Send a line to the warning stream

See [*function::warn*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::warn.3stap)  
for details.

[**exit**](#exit)

Start shutting down probing script.

See [*function::exit*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::exit.3stap)  
for details.

[**abort**](#abort)

Immediately shutting down probing script.

See [*function::abort*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::abort.3stap)  
for details.

[**error**](#error)

Send an error message

See [*function::error*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::error.3stap)  
for details.

[**assert**](#assert)

evaluate assertion

See [*function::assert*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::assert.3stap)  
for details.

[**assert**](#assert~2)

evaluate assertion

See [*function::assert*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::assert.3stap)  
for details.

[**ftrace**](#ftrace)

Send a message to the ftrace ring-buffer

See [*function::ftrace*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::ftrace.3stap)  
for details.

[**printk**](#printk)

Send a message to the kernel trace buffer

See [*function::printk*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::printk.3stap)  
for details.

[**dump\_stack**](#dump_stack)

Send the kernel backtrace to the kernel trace buffer

See [*function::dump\_stack*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::dump_stack.3stap)  
for details.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[*function::log*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::log.3stap), [*function::warn*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::warn.3stap), [*function::exit*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::exit.3stap), [*function::abort*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::abort.3stap), [*function::error*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::error.3stap), [*function::assert*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::assert.3stap), [*function::ftrace*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::ftrace.3stap), [*function::printk*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::printk.3stap), [*function::dump\_stack*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::dump_stack.3stap), [*stap*(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stap.1), [*stapprobes*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stapprobes.3stap)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference

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Document: tapset::logging(3stap) from systemtap 5.6-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://sourceware.org/git/systemtap.git