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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-12-28 12:21:10 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-12-28 12:21:10 -0800 |
commit | b0f4b285d7ed174804658539129a834270f4829a (patch) | |
tree | be7f8dca58075aba2c6a137fcfd4d44c5c333efc /Documentation/markers.txt | |
parent | be9c5ae4eeec2e85527e95647348b8ea4eb25128 (diff) | |
parent | 5250d329e38cdf7580faeb9c53c17d3588d7d19c (diff) |
Merge branch 'tracing-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'tracing-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (241 commits)
sched, trace: update trace_sched_wakeup()
tracing/ftrace: don't trace on early stage of a secondary cpu boot, v3
Revert "x86: disable X86_PTRACE_BTS"
ring-buffer: prevent false positive warning
ring-buffer: fix dangling commit race
ftrace: enable format arguments checking
x86, bts: memory accounting
x86, bts: add fork and exit handling
ftrace: introduce tracing_reset_online_cpus() helper
tracing: fix warnings in kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
tracing: fix warning in kernel/trace/trace.c
tracing/ring-buffer: remove unused ring_buffer size
trace: fix task state printout
ftrace: add not to regex on filtering functions
trace: better use of stack_trace_enabled for boot up code
trace: add a way to enable or disable the stack tracer
x86: entry_64 - introduce FTRACE_ frame macro v2
tracing/ftrace: add the printk-msg-only option
tracing/ftrace: use preempt_enable_no_resched_notrace in ring_buffer_time_stamp()
x86, bts: correctly report invalid bts records
...
Fixed up trivial conflict in scripts/recordmcount.pl due to SH bits
being already partly merged by the SH merge.
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/markers.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/markers.txt | 29 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/markers.txt b/Documentation/markers.txt index 089f6138fcd..d2b3d0e91b2 100644 --- a/Documentation/markers.txt +++ b/Documentation/markers.txt @@ -51,11 +51,16 @@ to call) for the specific marker through marker_probe_register() and can be activated by calling marker_arm(). Marker deactivation can be done by calling marker_disarm() as many times as marker_arm() has been called. Removing a probe is done through marker_probe_unregister(); it will disarm the probe. -marker_synchronize_unregister() must be called before the end of the module exit -function to make sure there is no caller left using the probe. This, and the -fact that preemption is disabled around the probe call, make sure that probe -removal and module unload are safe. See the "Probe example" section below for a -sample probe module. + +marker_synchronize_unregister() must be called between probe unregistration and +the first occurrence of +- the end of module exit function, + to make sure there is no caller left using the probe; +- the free of any resource used by the probes, + to make sure the probes wont be accessing invalid data. +This, and the fact that preemption is disabled around the probe call, make sure +that probe removal and module unload are safe. See the "Probe example" section +below for a sample probe module. The marker mechanism supports inserting multiple instances of the same marker. Markers can be put in inline functions, inlined static functions, and @@ -70,6 +75,20 @@ a printk warning which identifies the inconsistency: "Format mismatch for probe probe_name (format), marker (format)" +Another way to use markers is to simply define the marker without generating any +function call to actually call into the marker. This is useful in combination +with tracepoint probes in a scheme like this : + +void probe_tracepoint_name(unsigned int arg1, struct task_struct *tsk); + +DEFINE_MARKER_TP(marker_eventname, tracepoint_name, probe_tracepoint_name, + "arg1 %u pid %d"); + +notrace void probe_tracepoint_name(unsigned int arg1, struct task_struct *tsk) +{ + struct marker *marker = &GET_MARKER(kernel_irq_entry); + /* write data to trace buffers ... */ +} * Probe / marker example |