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authorSteven Rostedt (Red Hat) <rostedt@goodmis.org>2014-01-23 00:10:04 -0500
committerSteven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>2014-01-23 00:10:04 -0500
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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.c116
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