linux/kernel/trace/trace_printk.c, branch v4.1

tracing: Use IS_ERR() check for return value of tracing_init_dentry()

2015-01-22T16:19:49Z

tracing_init_dentry() will soon return NULL as a valid pointer for the top level tracing directroy. NULL can not be used as an error value. Instead, switch to ERR_PTR() and check the return status with IS_ERR(). Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Remove unneeded includes of debugfs.h and fs.h

2015-01-22T16:19:48Z

The creation of tracing files and directories is for the most part encapsulated in helper functions in trace.c. Other files do not need to include debugfs.h or fs.h, as they may have needed to in the past. Remove them from the files that do not need them. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

trace: Replace single-character seq_puts with seq_putc

2014-11-14T12:55:55Z

Printing a single character to a seqfile might as well be done with seq_putc instead of seq_puts; this avoids a strlen() call and a memory access. It also shaves another few bytes off the generated code. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1415479332-25944-4-git-send-email-linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Add __tracepoint_string() to export string pointers

2013-07-26T17:39:44Z

There are several tracepoints (mostly in RCU), that reference a string pointer and uses the print format of "%s" to display the string that exists in the kernel, instead of copying the actual string to the ring buffer (saves time and ring buffer space). But this has an issue with userspace tools that read the binary buffers that has the address of the string but has no access to what the string itself is. The end result is just output that looks like: rcu_dyntick: ffffffff818adeaa 1 0 rcu_dyntick: ffffffff818adeb5 0 140000000000000 rcu_dyntick: ffffffff818adeb5 0 140000000000000 rcu_utilization: ffffffff8184333b rcu_utilization: ffffffff8184333b The above is pretty useless when read by the userspace tools. Ideally we would want something that looks like this: rcu_dyntick: Start 1 0 rcu_dyntick: End 0 140000000000000 rcu_dyntick: Start 140000000000000 0 rcu_callback: rcu_preempt rhp=0xffff880037aff710 func=put_cred_rcu 0/4 rcu_callback: rcu_preempt rhp=0xffff880078961980 func=file_free_rcu 0/5 rcu_dyntick: End 0 1 The trace_printk() which also only stores the address of the string format instead of recording the string into the buffer itself, exports the mapping of kernel addresses to format strings via the printk_format file in the debugfs tracing directory. The tracepoint strings can use this same method and output the format to the same file and the userspace tools will be able to decipher the address without any modification. The tracepoint strings need its own section to save the strings because the trace_printk section will cause the trace_printk() buffers to be allocated if anything exists within the section. trace_printk() is only used for debugging and should never exist in the kernel, we can not use the trace_printk sections. Add a new tracepoint_str section that will also be examined by the output of the printk_format file. Cc: Paul E. McKenney Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Add percpu buffers for trace_printk()

2012-04-24T01:15:55Z

Currently, trace_printk() uses a single buffer to write into to calculate the size and format needed to save the trace. To do this safely in an SMP environment, a spin_lock() is taken to only allow one writer at a time to the buffer. But this could also affect what is being traced, and add synchronization that would not be there otherwise. Ideally, using percpu buffers would be useful, but since trace_printk() is only used in development, having per cpu buffers for something never used is a waste of space. Thus, the use of the trace_bprintk() format section is changed to be used for static fmts as well as dynamic ones. Then at boot up, we can check if the section that holds the trace_printk formats is non-empty, and if it does contain something, then we know a trace_printk() has been added to the kernel. At this time the trace_printk per cpu buffers are allocated. A check is also done at module load time in case a module is added that contains a trace_printk(). Once the buffers are allocated, they are never freed. If you use a trace_printk() then you should know what you are doing. A buffer is made for each type of context: normal softirq irq nmi The context is checked and the appropriate buffer is used. This allows for totally lockless usage of trace_printk(), and they no longer even disable interrupts. Requested-by: Peter Zijlstra Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Clean up tb_fmt to not give faulty compile warning

2011-08-11T00:36:32Z

gcc incorrectly states that the variable "fmt" is uninitialized when CC_OPITMIZE_FOR_SIZE is set. Instead of just blindly setting fmt to NULL, the code is cleaned up a little to be a bit easier for humans to follow, as well as gcc to know the variables are initialized. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Fix regression in printk_formats file

2011-06-09T12:42:15Z

The fix to fix the printk_formats of modules broke the printk_formats of trace_printks in the kernel. The update of what to show via the seq_file was only updated if the passed in fmt was NULL, which happens only on the first iteration. The result was showing the first format every time instead of iterating through the available formats. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Print trace_bprintk() formats for modules too

2011-04-04T16:18:24Z

The file debugfs/tracing/printk_formats maps the addresses to the formats that are used by trace_bprintk() so that userspace tools can read the buffer and be able to decode trace_bprintk events to get the format saved when reading the ring buffer directly. This is because trace_bprintk() does not store the format into the buffer, but just the address of the format, which is hidden in the kernel memory. But currently it only exports trace_bprintk()s from the kernel core and not for modules. The modules need their formats exported as well. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Convert trace_printk() formats for module to const char *

2011-04-04T16:18:24Z

The trace_printk() formats for modules do not show up in the debugfs/tracing/printk_formats file. Only the formats that are for trace_printk()s that are in the kernel core. To facilitate the change to add trace_printk() formats from modules into that file as well, we need to convert the structure that holds the formats from char fmt[], into const char *fmt, and allocate them separately. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Remove markers

2009-09-18T19:22:08Z

Now that the last users of markers have migrated to the event tracer we can kill off the (now orphan) support code. Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig Acked-by: Mathieu Desnoyers Cc: Steven Rostedt Cc: Frederic Weisbecker LKML-Reference: <20090917173527.GA1699@lst.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar