libtraceevent(3) ================ NAME ---- libtraceevent - Linux kernel trace event library SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -- *#include * Management of tep handler data structure and access of its members: struct tep_handle pass:[*]*tep_alloc*(void); void *tep_free*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); void *tep_ref*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); void *tep_unref*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); int *tep_get_ref*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); void *tep_set_flag*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_flag _flag_); void *tep_clear_flag*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_flag _flag_); bool *tep_test_flag*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_flag _flags_); int *tep_get_cpus*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); void *tep_set_cpus*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _cpus_); int *tep_get_long_size*(strucqt tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); void *tep_set_long_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _long_size_); int *tep_get_page_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); void *tep_set_page_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _page_size_); int *tep_get_header_page_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); int *tep_get_header_timestamp_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); bool *tep_is_old_format*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); int *tep_strerror*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_errno _errnum_, char pass:[*]_buf_, size_t _buflen_); Register / unregister APIs: int *tep_register_function*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, char pass:[*]_name_, unsigned long long _addr_, char pass:[*]_mod_); int *tep_register_event_handler*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _id_, const char pass:[*]_sys_name_, const char pass:[*]_event_name_, tep_event_handler_func _func_, void pass:[*]_context_); int *tep_unregister_event_handler*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]tep, int id, const char pass:[*]sys_name, const char pass:[*]event_name, tep_event_handler_func func, void pass:[*]_context_); int *tep_register_print_string*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, unsigned long long _addr_); int *tep_register_print_function*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, tep_func_handler _func_, enum tep_func_arg_type _ret_type_, char pass:[*]_name_, _..._); int *tep_unregister_print_function*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, tep_func_handler _func_, char pass:[*]_name_); Plugins management: struct tep_plugin_list pass:[*]*tep_load_plugins*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); void *tep_unload_plugins*(struct tep_plugin_list pass:[*]_plugin_list_, struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); char pass:[*]pass:[*]*tep_plugin_list_options*(void); void *tep_plugin_free_options_list*(char pass:[*]pass:[*]_list_); int *tep_plugin_add_options*(const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_plugin_option pass:[*]_options_); void *tep_plugin_remove_options*(struct tep_plugin_option pass:[*]_options_); void *tep_print_plugins*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_prefix_, const char pass:[*]_suffix_, const struct tep_plugin_list pass:[*]_list_); Event related APIs: struct tep_event pass:[*]*tep_get_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _index_); struct tep_event pass:[*]*tep_get_first_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); int *tep_get_events_count*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); struct tep_event pass:[*]pass:[*]*tep_list_events*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_event_sort_type _sort_type_); struct tep_event pass:[*]pass:[*]*tep_list_events_copy*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_event_sort_type _sort_type_); void *tep_print_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, _..._); Event finding: struct tep_event pass:[*]*tep_find_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _id_); struct tep_event pass:[*]*tep_find_event_by_name*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_sys_, const char pass:[*]_name_); struct tep_event pass:[*]*tep_find_event_by_record*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_); Parsing of event files: int *tep_parse_header_page*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, char pass:[*]_buf_, unsigned long _size_, int _long_size_); enum tep_errno *tep_parse_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_buf_, unsigned long _size_, const char pass:[*]_sys_); enum tep_errno *tep_parse_format*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_event pass:[*]pass:[*]_eventp_, const char pass:[*]_buf_, unsigned long _size_, const char pass:[*]_sys_); APIs related to fields from event's format files: struct tep_format_field pass:[*]pass:[*]*tep_event_common_fields*(struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_); struct tep_format_field pass:[*]pass:[*]*tep_event_fields*(struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_); void pass:[*]*tep_get_field_raw*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, int pass:[*]_len_, int _err_); int *tep_get_field_val*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, unsigned long long pass:[*]_val_, int _err_); int *tep_get_common_field_val*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, unsigned long long pass:[*]_val_, int _err_); int *tep_get_any_field_val*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, unsigned long long pass:[*]_val_, int _err_); int *tep_read_number_field*(struct tep_format_field pass:[*]_field_, const void pass:[*]_data_, unsigned long long pass:[*]_value_); Event fields printing: void *tep_print_field*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, void pass:[*]_data_, struct tep_format_field pass:[*]_field_); void *tep_print_fields*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, void pass:[*]_data_, int _size_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_); int *tep_print_num_field*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, int _err_); int *tep_print_func_field*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, int _err_); Event fields finding: struct tep_format_field pass:[*]*tep_find_common_field*(struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_); struct tep_format_field pass:[*]*tep_find_field*(struct tep_event_ormat pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_); struct tep_format_field pass:[*]*tep_find_any_field*(struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_); Functions resolver: int *tep_set_function_resolver*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, tep_func_resolver_t pass:[*]_func_, void pass:[*]_priv_); void *tep_reset_function_resolver*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); const char pass:[*]*tep_find_function*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, unsigned long long _addr_); unsigned long long *tep_find_function_address*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, unsigned long long _addr_); Filter management: struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]*tep_filter_alloc*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); enum tep_errno *tep_filter_add_filter_str*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, const char pass:[*]_filter_str_); enum tep_errno *tep_filter_match*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_); int *tep_filter_strerror*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, enum tep_errno _err_, char pass:[*]buf, size_t _buflen_); int *tep_event_filtered*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, int _event_id_); void *tep_filter_reset*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_); void *tep_filter_free*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_); char pass:[*]*tep_filter_make_string*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, int _event_id_); int *tep_filter_remove_event*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, int _event_id_); int *tep_filter_copy*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_dest_, struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_source_); int *tep_filter_compare*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter1_, struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter2_); Parsing various data from the records: int *tep_data_type*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_rec_); int *tep_data_pid*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_rec_); int *tep_data_preempt_count*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_rec_); int *tep_data_flags*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_rec_); Command and task related APIs: const char pass:[*]*tep_data_comm_from_pid*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _pid_); struct cmdline pass:[*]*tep_data_pid_from_comm*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_comm_, struct cmdline pass:[*]_next_); int *tep_register_comm*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_comm_, int _pid_); int *tep_override_comm*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_comm_, int _pid_); bool *tep_is_pid_registered*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _pid_); int *tep_cmdline_pid*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct cmdline pass:[*]_cmdline_); Endian related APIs: int *tep_is_bigendian*(void); unsigned long long *tep_read_number*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const void pass:[*]_ptr_, int _size_); bool *tep_is_file_bigendian*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); void *tep_set_file_bigendian*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_endian _endian_); bool *tep_is_local_bigendian*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); void *tep_set_local_bigendian*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_endian _endian_); Trace sequences: *#include * void *trace_seq_init*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_); void *trace_seq_reset*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_); void *trace_seq_destroy*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_); int *trace_seq_printf*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, ...); int *trace_seq_vprintf*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, va_list _args_); int *trace_seq_puts*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_str_); int *trace_seq_putc*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, unsigned char _c_); void *trace_seq_terminate*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_); int *trace_seq_do_fprintf*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, FILE pass:[*]_fp_); int *trace_seq_do_printf*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_); -- DESCRIPTION ----------- The libtraceevent(3) library provides APIs to access kernel tracepoint events, located in the tracefs file system under the events directory. ENVIRONMENT ----------- [verse] -- TRACEEVENT_PLUGIN_DIR Additional plugin directory. All shared object files, located in this directory will be loaded as traceevent plugins. -- FILES ----- [verse] -- *event-parse.h* Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs. *trace-seq.h* Header file to include in order to have access to trace sequences related APIs. Trace sequences are used to allow a function to call several other functions to create a string of data to use. *-ltraceevent* Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library. -- SEE ALSO -------- _trace-cmd(1)_ AUTHOR ------ [verse] -- *Steven Rostedt* , author of *libtraceevent*. *Tzvetomir Stoyanov* , author of this man page. -- REPORTING BUGS -------------- Report bugs to LICENSE ------- libtraceevent is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1 RESOURCES --------- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git