Commit 680ca343 authored by Tzvetomir Stoyanov's avatar Tzvetomir Stoyanov Committed by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

tools lib traceevent: Man pages for tep_handler related APIs

Added 4 new man pages, describing libtraceevent APIs:

  tep_register_comm(),
  tep_override_comm(),
  tep_is_pid_registered(),
  tep_data_comm_from_pid(),
  tep_data_pid_from_comm(),
  tep_cmdline_pid(),
  tep_alloc(),
  tep_free(),
  tep_get_long_size(),
  tep_set_long_size(),
  tep_set_flag(),
  tep_clear_flag(),
  tep_test_flag()
Signed-off-by: default avatarTzvetomir Stoyanov <tstoyanov@vmware.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-devel/20190503091119.23399-4-tstoyanov@vmware.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190510200106.420270952@goodmis.orgSigned-off-by: default avatarSteven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
parent f7dff58a
libtraceevent(3)
================
NAME
----
tep_register_comm, tep_override_comm, tep_pid_is_registered,
tep_data_comm_from_pid, tep_data_pid_from_comm, tep_cmdline_pid -
Manage pid to process name mappings.
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
--
*#include <event-parse.h>*
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_);
const char pass:[*]*tep_data_comm_from_pid*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_pevent_, int _pid_);
struct cmdline pass:[*]*tep_data_pid_from_comm*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_pevent_, const char pass:[*]_comm_, struct cmdline pass:[*]_next_);
int *tep_cmdline_pid*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_pevent_, struct cmdline pass:[*]_cmdline_);
--
DESCRIPTION
-----------
These functions can be used to handle the mapping between pid and process name.
The library builds a cache of these mappings, which is used to display the name
of the process, instead of its pid. This information can be retrieved from
tracefs/saved_cmdlines file.
The _tep_register_comm()_ function registers a _pid_ / process name mapping.
If a command with the same _pid_ is already registered, an error is returned.
The _pid_ argument is the process ID, the _comm_ argument is the process name,
_tep_ is the event context. The _comm_ is duplicated internally.
The _tep_override_comm()_ function registers a _pid_ / process name mapping.
If a process with the same pid is already registered, the process name string is
udapted with the new one. The _pid_ argument is the process ID, the _comm_
argument is the process name, _tep_ is the event context. The _comm_ is
duplicated internally.
The _tep_is_pid_registered()_ function checks if a pid has a process name
mapping registered. The _pid_ argument is the process ID, _tep_ is the event
context.
The _tep_data_comm_from_pid()_ function returns the process name for a given
pid. The _pid_ argument is the process ID, _tep_ is the event context.
The returned string should not be freed, but will be freed when the _tep_
handler is closed.
The _tep_data_pid_from_comm()_ function returns a pid for a given process name.
The _comm_ argument is the process name, _tep_ is the event context.
The argument _next_ is the cmdline structure to search for the next pid.
As there may be more than one pid for a given process, the result of this call
can be passed back into a recurring call in the _next_ parameter, to search for
the next pid. If _next_ is NULL, it will return the first pid associated with
the _comm_. The function performs a linear search, so it may be slow.
The _tep_cmdline_pid()_ function returns the pid associated with a given
_cmdline_. The _tep_ argument is the event context.
RETURN VALUE
------------
_tep_register_comm()_ function returns 0 on success. In case of an error -1 is
returned and errno is set to indicate the cause of the problem: ENOMEM, if there
is not enough memory to duplicate the _comm_ or EEXIST if a mapping for this
_pid_ is already registered.
_tep_override_comm()_ function returns 0 on success. In case of an error -1 is
returned and errno is set to indicate the cause of the problem: ENOMEM, if there
is not enough memory to duplicate the _comm_.
_tep_is_pid_registered()_ function returns true if the _pid_ has a process name
mapped to it, false otherwise.
_tep_data_comm_from_pid()_ function returns the process name as string, or the
string "<...>" if there is no mapping for the given pid.
_tep_data_pid_from_comm()_ function returns a pointer to a struct cmdline, that
holds a pid for a given process, or NULL if none is found. This result can be
passed back into a recurring call as the _next_ parameter of the function.
_tep_cmdline_pid()_ functions returns the pid for the give cmdline. If _cmdline_
is NULL, then -1 is returned.
EXAMPLE
-------
The following example registers pid for command "ls", in context of event _tep_
and performs various searches for pid / process name mappings:
[source,c]
--
#include <event-parse.h>
...
int ret;
int ls_pid = 1021;
struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
...
ret = tep_register_comm(tep, "ls", ls_pid);
if (ret != 0 && errno == EEXIST)
ret = tep_override_comm(tep, "ls", ls_pid);
if (ret != 0) {
/* Failed to register pid / command mapping */
}
...
if (tep_is_pid_registered(tep, ls_pid) == 0) {
/* Command mapping for ls_pid is not registered */
}
...
const char *comm = tep_data_comm_from_pid(tep, ls_pid);
if (comm) {
/* Found process name for ls_pid */
}
...
int pid;
struct cmdline *cmd = tep_data_pid_from_comm(tep, "ls", NULL);
while (cmd) {
pid = tep_cmdline_pid(tep, cmd);
/* Found pid for process "ls" */
cmd = tep_data_pid_from_comm(tep, "ls", cmd);
}
--
FILES
-----
[verse]
--
*event-parse.h*
Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
*-ltraceevent*
Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
--
SEE ALSO
--------
_libtraceevent(3)_, _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
libtraceevent(3)
================
NAME
----
tep_alloc, tep_free,tep_ref, tep_unref,tep_ref_get - Create, destroy, manage
references of trace event parser context.
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
--
*#include <event-parse.h>*
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_);
--
DESCRIPTION
-----------
These are the main functions to create and destroy tep_handle - the main
structure, representing the trace event parser context. This context is used as
the input parameter of most library APIs.
The _tep_alloc()_ function allocates and initializes the tep context.
The _tep_free()_ function will decrement the reference of the _tep_ handler.
When there is no more references, then it will free the handler, as well
as clean up all its resources that it had used. The argument _tep_ is
the pointer to the trace event parser context.
The _tep_ref()_ function adds a reference to the _tep_ handler.
The _tep_unref()_ function removes a reference from the _tep_ handler. When
the last reference is removed, the _tep_ is destroyed, and all resources that
it had used are cleaned up.
The _tep_ref_get()_ functions gets the current references of the _tep_ handler.
RETURN VALUE
------------
_tep_alloc()_ returns a pointer to a newly created tep_handle structure.
NULL is returned in case there is not enough free memory to allocate it.
_tep_ref_get()_ returns the current references of _tep_.
If _tep_ is NULL, 0 is returned.
EXAMPLE
-------
[source,c]
--
#include <event-parse.h>
...
struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
...
int ref = tep_ref_get(tep);
tep_ref(tep);
if ( (ref+1) != tep_ref_get(tep)) {
/* Something wrong happened, the counter is not incremented by 1 */
}
tep_unref(tep);
...
tep_free(tep);
...
--
FILES
-----
[verse]
--
*event-parse.h*
Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
*-ltraceevent*
Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
--
SEE ALSO
--------
_libtraceevent(3)_, _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
libtraceevent(3)
================
NAME
----
tep_get_long_size, tep_set_long_size - Get / set the size of a long integer on
the machine, where the trace is generated, in bytes
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
--
*#include <event-parse.h>*
int *tep_get_long_size*(strucqt tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
void *tep_set_long_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _long_size_);
--
DESCRIPTION
-----------
The _tep_get_long_size()_ function returns the size of a long integer on the machine,
where the trace is generated. The _tep_ argument is trace event parser context.
The _tep_set_long_size()_ function sets the size of a long integer on the machine,
where the trace is generated. The _tep_ argument is trace event parser context.
The _long_size_ is the size of a long integer, in bytes.
RETURN VALUE
------------
The _tep_get_long_size()_ function returns the size of a long integer on the machine,
where the trace is generated, in bytes.
EXAMPLE
-------
[source,c]
--
#include <event-parse.h>
...
struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
...
tep_set_long_size(tep, 4);
...
int long_size = tep_get_long_size(tep);
...
--
FILES
-----
[verse]
--
*event-parse.h*
Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
*-ltraceevent*
Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
--
SEE ALSO
--------
_libtraceevent(3)_, _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
libtraceevent(3)
================
NAME
----
tep_set_flag, tep_clear_flag, tep_test_flag -
Manage flags of trace event parser context.
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
--
*#include <event-parse.h>*
enum *tep_flag* {
_TEP_NSEC_OUTPUT_,
_TEP_DISABLE_SYS_PLUGINS_,
_TEP_DISABLE_PLUGINS_
};
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 _flag_);
--
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Trace event parser context flags are defined in *enum tep_flag*:
[verse]
--
_TEP_NSEC_OUTPUT_ - print event's timestamp in nano seconds, instead of micro seconds.
_TEP_DISABLE_SYS_PLUGINS_ - disable plugins, located in system's plugin
directory. This directory is defined at library compile
time, and usually depends on library installation
prefix: (install_preffix)/lib/traceevent/plugins
_TEP_DISABLE_PLUGINS_ - disable all library plugins:
- in system's plugin directory
- in directory, defined by the environment variable _TRACEEVENT_PLUGIN_DIR_
- in user's home directory, _~/.traceevent/plugins_
--
Note: plugin related flags must me set before calling _tep_load_plugins()_ API.
The _tep_set_flag()_ function sets _flag_ to _tep_ context.
The _tep_clear_flag()_ function clears _flag_ from _tep_ context.
The _tep_test_flag()_ function tests if _flag_ is set to _tep_ context.
RETURN VALUE
------------
_tep_test_flag()_ function returns true if _flag_ is set, false otherwise.
EXAMPLE
-------
[source,c]
--
#include <event-parse.h>
...
struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
...
/* Print timestamps in nanoseconds */
tep_set_flag(tep, TEP_NSEC_OUTPUT);
...
if (tep_test_flag(tep, TEP_NSEC_OUTPUT)) {
/* print timestamps in nanoseconds */
} else {
/* print timestamps in microseconds */
}
...
/* Print timestamps in microseconds */
tep_clear_flag(tep, TEP_NSEC_OUTPUT);
...
--
FILES
-----
[verse]
--
*event-parse.h*
Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
*-ltraceevent*
Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
--
SEE ALSO
--------
_libtraceevent(3)_, _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
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