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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2016-05-20 21:20:31 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2016-05-20 21:20:31 -0700 |
commit | 5af2344013454640e0133bb62e8cf2e30190a472 (patch) | |
tree | 93495d1eb88d7498dac4747a3d28081c09a69a55 /Documentation/trace | |
parent | 19e36ad292ab24980db64a5ff17973d3118a8fb9 (diff) | |
parent | 725d0123dfff3d7b666cf57f5d29c50addfc99d3 (diff) | |
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Merge tag 'char-misc-4.7-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc
Pull char / misc driver updates from Greg KH:
"Here's the big char and misc driver update for 4.7-rc1.
Lots of different tiny driver subsystems have updates here with new
drivers and functionality. Details in the shortlog.
All have been in linux-next with no reported issues for a while"
* tag 'char-misc-4.7-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc: (125 commits)
mcb: Delete num_cells variable which is not required
mcb: Fixed bar number assignment for the gdd
mcb: Replace ioremap and request_region with the devm version
mcb: Implement bus->dev.release callback
mcb: export bus information via sysfs
mcb: Correctly initialize the bus's device
mei: bus: call mei_cl_read_start under device lock
coresight: etb10: adjust read pointer only when needed
coresight: configuring ETF in FIFO mode when acting as link
coresight: tmc: implementing TMC-ETF AUX space API
coresight: moving struct cs_buffers to header file
coresight: tmc: keep track of memory width
coresight: tmc: make sysFS and Perf mode mutually exclusive
coresight: tmc: dump system memory content only when needed
coresight: tmc: adding mode of operation for link/sinks
coresight: tmc: getting rid of multiple read access
coresight: tmc: allocating memory when needed
coresight: tmc: making prepare/unprepare functions generic
coresight: tmc: splitting driver in ETB/ETF and ETR components
coresight: tmc: cleaning up header file
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/trace')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/trace/coresight.txt | 37 |
1 files changed, 35 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/coresight.txt b/Documentation/trace/coresight.txt index 0a5c3290e732..a33c88cd5d1d 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/coresight.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/coresight.txt @@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ expected to be accessed and controlled using those entries. Last but not least, "struct module *owner" is expected to be set to reflect the information carried in "THIS_MODULE". -How to use ----------- +How to use the tracer modules +----------------------------- Before trace collection can start, a coresight sink needs to be identify. There is no limit on the amount of sinks (nor sources) that can be enabled at @@ -297,3 +297,36 @@ Info Tracing enabled Instruction 13570831 0x8026B584 E28DD00C false ADD sp,sp,#0xc Instruction 0 0x8026B588 E8BD8000 true LDM sp!,{pc} Timestamp Timestamp: 17107041535 + +How to use the STM module +------------------------- + +Using the System Trace Macrocell module is the same as the tracers - the only +difference is that clients are driving the trace capture rather +than the program flow through the code. + +As with any other CoreSight component, specifics about the STM tracer can be +found in sysfs with more information on each entry being found in [1]: + +root@genericarmv8:~# ls /sys/bus/coresight/devices/20100000.stm +enable_source hwevent_select port_enable subsystem uevent +hwevent_enable mgmt port_select traceid +root@genericarmv8:~# + +Like any other source a sink needs to be identified and the STM enabled before +being used: + +root@genericarmv8:~# echo 1 > /sys/bus/coresight/devices/20010000.etf/enable_sink +root@genericarmv8:~# echo 1 > /sys/bus/coresight/devices/20100000.stm/enable_source + +From there user space applications can request and use channels using the devfs +interface provided for that purpose by the generic STM API: + +root@genericarmv8:~# ls -l /dev/20100000.stm +crw------- 1 root root 10, 61 Jan 3 18:11 /dev/20100000.stm +root@genericarmv8:~# + +Details on how to use the generic STM API can be found here [2]. + +[1]. Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-coresight-devices-stm +[2]. Documentation/trace/stm.txt |