System and method for making a program compatible across multiple-versions of operating systems

A method for making a program compatible across multiple-versions of operating systems for tracing and observing functions, the method comprises:

• receiving the program to be attached to a function;
• compiling the received program using a macro to make the program agnostic to operating system version, wherein the macro includes a conditional branching feature for determining type of supported syscall based on flag information from a shared map for attaching the program in different operating system versions;
• and
• attaching the program in the operating system based on the determined type of syscall,
• wherein the program is attached to a first function if the determined type of syscall is of a first type, and
• wherein the program is attached to a second function if the determined type of syscall is of a second type.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein for making a program compatible across multiple-versions of operating systems for tracing and observing functions, the computer program product configured to:

• receive the program to be attached to a function;
• compile the received program using a macro to make the program agnostic to operating system version, wherein the macro includes a conditional branching feature for determining type of supported syscall based on flag information from a shared map for attaching the program in different operating system versions;
• and
• attach the program in the operating system based on the determined type of syscall,
• wherein the program is attached to a first function if the determined type of syscall is of a first type, and
• wherein the program is attached to a second function if the determined type of syscall is of a second type.