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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt index bfe8c29b1f1d..b937c6e2163c 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt @@ -2430,6 +2430,19 @@ The following commands are supported: echo '!schedule:disable_event:sched:sched_switch' > \ set_ftrace_filter +- dump + When the function is hit, it will dump the contents of the ftrace + ring buffer to the console. This is useful if you need to debug + something, and want to dump the trace when a certain function + is hit. Perhaps its a function that is called before a tripple + fault happens and does not allow you to get a regular dump. + +- cpudump + When the function is hit, it will dump the contents of the ftrace + ring buffer for the current CPU to the console. Unlike the "dump" + command, it only prints out the contents of the ring buffer for the + CPU that executed the function that triggered the dump. + trace_pipe ---------- |