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author | Steven Rostedt (Red Hat) <rostedt@goodmis.org> | 2014-01-23 06:10:04 +0100 |
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committer | Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> | 2014-01-23 06:10:04 +0100 |
commit | 71485c45891b8a0fcc4ce22d87251424ab51e096 (patch) | |
tree | 3d616ff76f65747963bd2612db14fa0d9036c02e /kernel | |
parent | tracing/README: Add event file usage to tracing mini-HOWTO (diff) | |
download | linux-71485c45891b8a0fcc4ce22d87251424ab51e096.tar.xz linux-71485c45891b8a0fcc4ce22d87251424ab51e096.zip |
tracing: Fix formatting of trace README file
Fix the formatting of the README file in the trace debugfs to fit in
an 80 character window.
Also add a comment about the event trigger counter with regards to
traceon and traceoff.
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r-- | kernel/trace/trace.c | 116 |
1 files changed, 64 insertions, 52 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c index 2ced5e5931b9..7857ea9b3b9c 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c @@ -3519,91 +3519,103 @@ static const char readme_msg[] = " instances\t\t- Make sub-buffers with: mkdir instances/foo\n" "\t\t\t Remove sub-buffer with rmdir\n" " trace_options\t\t- Set format or modify how tracing happens\n" - "\t\t\t Disable an option by adding a suffix 'no' to the option name\n" + "\t\t\t Disable an option by adding a suffix 'no' to the\n" + "\t\t\t option name\n" #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE "\n available_filter_functions - list of functions that can be filtered on\n" - " set_ftrace_filter\t- echo function name in here to only trace these functions\n" - " accepts: func_full_name, *func_end, func_begin*, *func_middle*\n" - " modules: Can select a group via module\n" - " Format: :mod:<module-name>\n" - " example: echo :mod:ext3 > set_ftrace_filter\n" - " triggers: a command to perform when function is hit\n" - " Format: <function>:<trigger>[:count]\n" - " trigger: traceon, traceoff\n" - " enable_event:<system>:<event>\n" - " disable_event:<system>:<event>\n" + " set_ftrace_filter\t- echo function name in here to only trace these\n" + "\t\t\t functions\n" + "\t accepts: func_full_name, *func_end, func_begin*, *func_middle*\n" + "\t modules: Can select a group via module\n" + "\t Format: :mod:<module-name>\n" + "\t example: echo :mod:ext3 > set_ftrace_filter\n" + "\t triggers: a command to perform when function is hit\n" + "\t Format: <function>:<trigger>[:count]\n" + "\t trigger: traceon, traceoff\n" + "\t\t enable_event:<system>:<event>\n" + "\t\t disable_event:<system>:<event>\n" #ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE - " stacktrace\n" + "\t\t stacktrace\n" #endif #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_SNAPSHOT - " snapshot\n" + "\t\t snapshot\n" #endif - " example: echo do_fault:traceoff > set_ftrace_filter\n" - " echo do_trap:traceoff:3 > set_ftrace_filter\n" - " The first one will disable tracing every time do_fault is hit\n" - " The second will disable tracing at most 3 times when do_trap is hit\n" - " The first time do trap is hit and it disables tracing, the counter\n" - " will decrement to 2. If tracing is already disabled, the counter\n" - " will not decrement. It only decrements when the trigger did work\n" - " To remove trigger without count:\n" - " echo '!<function>:<trigger> > set_ftrace_filter\n" - " To remove trigger with a count:\n" - " echo '!<function>:<trigger>:0 > set_ftrace_filter\n" + "\t example: echo do_fault:traceoff > set_ftrace_filter\n" + "\t echo do_trap:traceoff:3 > set_ftrace_filter\n" + "\t The first one will disable tracing every time do_fault is hit\n" + "\t The second will disable tracing at most 3 times when do_trap is hit\n" + "\t The first time do trap is hit and it disables tracing, the\n" + "\t counter will decrement to 2. If tracing is already disabled,\n" + "\t the counter will not decrement. It only decrements when the\n" + "\t trigger did work\n" + "\t To remove trigger without count:\n" + "\t echo '!<function>:<trigger> > set_ftrace_filter\n" + "\t To remove trigger with a count:\n" + "\t echo '!<function>:<trigger>:0 > set_ftrace_filter\n" " set_ftrace_notrace\t- echo function name in here to never trace.\n" - " accepts: func_full_name, *func_end, func_begin*, *func_middle*\n" - " modules: Can select a group via module command :mod:\n" - " Does not accept triggers\n" + "\t accepts: func_full_name, *func_end, func_begin*, *func_middle*\n" + "\t modules: Can select a group via module command :mod:\n" + "\t Does not accept triggers\n" #endif /* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE */ #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER - " set_ftrace_pid\t- Write pid(s) to only function trace those pids (function)\n" + " set_ftrace_pid\t- Write pid(s) to only function trace those pids\n" + "\t\t (function)\n" #endif #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER " set_graph_function\t- Trace the nested calls of a function (function_graph)\n" " max_graph_depth\t- Trace a limited depth of nested calls (0 is unlimited)\n" #endif #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_SNAPSHOT - "\n snapshot\t\t- Like 'trace' but shows the content of the static snapshot buffer\n" - "\t\t\t Read the contents for more information\n" + "\n snapshot\t\t- Like 'trace' but shows the content of the static\n" + "\t\t\t snapshot buffer. Read the contents for more\n" + "\t\t\t information\n" #endif #ifdef CONFIG_STACK_TRACER " stack_trace\t\t- Shows the max stack trace when active\n" " stack_max_size\t- Shows current max stack size that was traced\n" - "\t\t\t Write into this file to reset the max size (trigger a new trace)\n" + "\t\t\t Write into this file to reset the max size (trigger a\n" + "\t\t\t new trace)\n" #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE - " stack_trace_filter\t- Like set_ftrace_filter but limits what stack_trace traces\n" + " stack_trace_filter\t- Like set_ftrace_filter but limits what stack_trace\n" + "\t\t\t traces\n" #endif #endif /* CONFIG_STACK_TRACER */ " events/\t\t- Directory containing all trace event subsystems:\n" " enable\t\t- Write 0/1 to enable/disable tracing of all events\n" " events/<system>/\t- Directory containing all trace events for <system>:\n" - " enable\t\t- Write 0/1 to enable/disable tracing of all <system> events\n" + " enable\t\t- Write 0/1 to enable/disable tracing of all <system>\n" + "\t\t\t events\n" " filter\t\t- If set, only events passing filter are traced\n" - " events/<system>/<event>/\t- Directory containing control files for <event>:\n" + " events/<system>/<event>/\t- Directory containing control files for\n" + "\t\t\t <event>:\n" " enable\t\t- Write 0/1 to enable/disable tracing of <event>\n" " filter\t\t- If set, only events passing filter are traced\n" " trigger\t\t- If set, a command to perform when event is hit\n" - " Format: <trigger>[:count][if <filter>]\n" - " trigger: traceon, traceoff\n" - " enable_event:<system>:<event>\n" - " disable_event:<system>:<event>\n" + "\t Format: <trigger>[:count][if <filter>]\n" + "\t trigger: traceon, traceoff\n" + "\t enable_event:<system>:<event>\n" + "\t disable_event:<system>:<event>\n" #ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE - " stacktrace\n" + "\t\t stacktrace\n" #endif #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_SNAPSHOT - " snapshot\n" + "\t\t snapshot\n" #endif - " example: echo traceoff > events/block/block_unplug/trigger\n" - " echo traceoff:3 > events/block/block_unplug/trigger\n" - " echo 'enable_event:kmem:kmalloc:3 if nr_rq > 1' > events/block/block_unplug/trigger\n" - " The first disables tracing every time block_unplug is hit.\n" - " The second disables tracing the first 3 times block_unplug is hit.\n" - " The third enables the kmalloc event the first 3 times block_unplug\n" - " is hit and has value of greater than 1 for the 'nr_rq' event field.\n" - " To remove a trigger without a count:\n" - " echo '!<trigger> > <system>/<event>/trigger\n" - " To remove a trigger with a count:\n" - " echo '!<trigger>:0 > <system>/<event>/trigger\n" - " Filters can be ignored when removing a trigger.\n" + "\t example: echo traceoff > events/block/block_unplug/trigger\n" + "\t echo traceoff:3 > events/block/block_unplug/trigger\n" + "\t echo 'enable_event:kmem:kmalloc:3 if nr_rq > 1' > \\\n" + "\t events/block/block_unplug/trigger\n" + "\t The first disables tracing every time block_unplug is hit.\n" + "\t The second disables tracing the first 3 times block_unplug is hit.\n" + "\t The third enables the kmalloc event the first 3 times block_unplug\n" + "\t is hit and has value of greater than 1 for the 'nr_rq' event field.\n" + "\t Like function triggers, the counter is only decremented if it\n" + "\t enabled or disabled tracing.\n" + "\t To remove a trigger without a count:\n" + "\t echo '!<trigger> > <system>/<event>/trigger\n" + "\t To remove a trigger with a count:\n" + "\t echo '!<trigger>:0 > <system>/<event>/trigger\n" + "\t Filters can be ignored when removing a trigger.\n" ; static ssize_t |