spawn_seeker.stp - List which processes spawning others This script once a minute prints out sorted lists showing which processes and executables are spawning the most additional tasks on the system. $ stap ./spawn_seeker.stp ^C Sun Apr 19 22:57:02 2015 EDT execname( PID) spawned (percent) make( 18559) 576 ( 39%) make( 21070) 325 ( 22%) make( 18959) 176 ( 12%) make( 16030) 166 ( 11%) make( 20118) 119 ( 8%) make( 20476) 59 ( 4%) make( 20723) 16 ( 1%) gcc( 20749) 3 ( 0%) gcc( 20775) 3 ( 0%) gcc( 20790) 3 ( 0%) gcc( 20758) 2 ( 0%) gcc( 20781) 2 ( 0%) gcc( 20793) 2 ( 0%) make( 12759) 1 ( 0%) sh( 20748) 1 ( 0%) sh( 20774) 1 ( 0%) sh( 20789) 1 ( 0%) sh( 20801) 1 ( 0%) gcc( 20802) 1 ( 0%) gcc( 20803) 1 ( 0%) execname spawned (percent) sh 637 ( 43%) gcc 605 ( 41%) make 217 ( 14%)