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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt index 47aabeebbdf6..a9100b28eb84 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Synopsis of kprobe_events ------------------------- p[:[GRP/]EVENT] SYMBOL[+offs]|MEMADDR [FETCHARGS] : Set a probe r[:[GRP/]EVENT] SYMBOL[+0] [FETCHARGS] : Set a return probe + -:[GRP/]EVENT : Clear a probe GRP : Group name. If omitted, use "kprobes" for it. EVENT : Event name. If omitted, the event name is generated @@ -37,15 +38,12 @@ Synopsis of kprobe_events @SYM[+|-offs] : Fetch memory at SYM +|- offs (SYM should be a data symbol) $stackN : Fetch Nth entry of stack (N >= 0) $stack : Fetch stack address. - $argN : Fetch function argument. (N >= 0)(*) - $retval : Fetch return value.(**) - +|-offs(FETCHARG) : Fetch memory at FETCHARG +|- offs address.(***) + $retval : Fetch return value.(*) + +|-offs(FETCHARG) : Fetch memory at FETCHARG +|- offs address.(**) NAME=FETCHARG: Set NAME as the argument name of FETCHARG. - (*) aN may not correct on asmlinkaged functions and at the middle of - function body. - (**) only for return probe. - (***) this is useful for fetching a field of data structures. + (*) only for return probe. + (**) this is useful for fetching a field of data structures. Per-Probe Event Filtering @@ -82,13 +80,16 @@ Usage examples To add a probe as a new event, write a new definition to kprobe_events as below. - echo p:myprobe do_sys_open dfd=$arg0 filename=$arg1 flags=$arg2 mode=$arg3 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events + echo 'p:myprobe do_sys_open dfd=%ax filename=%dx flags=%cx mode=+4($stack)' > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events This sets a kprobe on the top of do_sys_open() function with recording -1st to 4th arguments as "myprobe" event. As this example shows, users can -choose more familiar names for each arguments. +1st to 4th arguments as "myprobe" event. Note, which register/stack entry is +assigned to each function argument depends on arch-specific ABI. If you unsure +the ABI, please try to use probe subcommand of perf-tools (you can find it +under tools/perf/). +As this example shows, users can choose more familiar names for each arguments. - echo r:myretprobe do_sys_open $retval >> /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events + echo 'r:myretprobe do_sys_open $retval' >> /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events This sets a kretprobe on the return point of do_sys_open() function with recording return value as "myretprobe" event. @@ -97,23 +98,24 @@ recording return value as "myretprobe" event. cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/kprobes/myprobe/format name: myprobe -ID: 75 +ID: 780 format: - field:unsigned short common_type; offset:0; size:2; - field:unsigned char common_flags; offset:2; size:1; - field:unsigned char common_preempt_count; offset:3; size:1; - field:int common_pid; offset:4; size:4; - field:int common_tgid; offset:8; size:4; + field:unsigned short common_type; offset:0; size:2; signed:0; + field:unsigned char common_flags; offset:2; size:1; signed:0; + field:unsigned char common_preempt_count; offset:3; size:1;signed:0; + field:int common_pid; offset:4; size:4; signed:1; + field:int common_lock_depth; offset:8; size:4; signed:1; - field: unsigned long ip; offset:16;tsize:8; - field: int nargs; offset:24;tsize:4; - field: unsigned long dfd; offset:32;tsize:8; - field: unsigned long filename; offset:40;tsize:8; - field: unsigned long flags; offset:48;tsize:8; - field: unsigned long mode; offset:56;tsize:8; + field:unsigned long __probe_ip; offset:12; size:4; signed:0; + field:int __probe_nargs; offset:16; size:4; signed:1; + field:unsigned long dfd; offset:20; size:4; signed:0; + field:unsigned long filename; offset:24; size:4; signed:0; + field:unsigned long flags; offset:28; size:4; signed:0; + field:unsigned long mode; offset:32; size:4; signed:0; -print fmt: "(%lx) dfd=%lx filename=%lx flags=%lx mode=%lx", REC->ip, REC->dfd, REC->filename, REC->flags, REC->mode +print fmt: "(%lx) dfd=%lx filename=%lx flags=%lx mode=%lx", REC->__probe_ip, +REC->dfd, REC->filename, REC->flags, REC->mode You can see that the event has 4 arguments as in the expressions you specified. @@ -121,6 +123,12 @@ print fmt: "(%lx) dfd=%lx filename=%lx flags=%lx mode=%lx", REC->ip, REC->dfd, R This clears all probe points. + Or, + + echo -:myprobe >> kprobe_events + + This clears probe points selectively. + Right after definition, each event is disabled by default. For tracing these events, you need to enable it. @@ -146,4 +154,3 @@ events, you need to enable it. returns from SYMBOL(e.g. "sys_open+0x1b/0x1d <- do_sys_open" means kernel returns from do_sys_open to sys_open+0x1b). - |