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diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent.txt b/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..fbd977b47de1 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent.txt @@ -0,0 +1,203 @@ +libtraceevent(3) +================ + +NAME +---- +libtraceevent - Linux kernel trace event library + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +-- +*#include <event-parse.h>* + +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_ref_get*(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_); + bool *tep_is_latency_format*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_); + void *tep_set_latency_format*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _lat_); + 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_trace_clock*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_trace_clock_); + 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_); + +Event printing: + void *tep_print_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, bool _use_trace_clock_); + void *tep_print_event_data*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_); + void *tep_event_info*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_); + void *tep_print_event_task*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_); + void *tep_print_event_time*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, struct tep_record pass:[*]record, bool _use_trace_clock_); + void *tep_set_print_raw*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _print_raw_); + +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: + void *tep_data_latency_format*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_); + 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 <trace-seq.h>* + 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* <rostedt@goodmis.org>, author of *libtraceevent*. +*Tzvetomir Stoyanov* <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>, author of this man page. +-- +REPORTING BUGS +-------------- +Report bugs to <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org> + +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 |