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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/kernel.h')
-rw-r--r-- | include/linux/kernel.h | 88 |
1 files changed, 87 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h index 3c183d9864a..7aef15c4645 100644 --- a/include/linux/kernel.h +++ b/include/linux/kernel.h @@ -385,6 +385,91 @@ static inline char *pack_hex_byte(char *buf, u8 byte) #endif /* + * General tracing related utility functions - trace_printk(), + * tracing_on/tracing_off and tracing_start()/tracing_stop + * + * Use tracing_on/tracing_off when you want to quickly turn on or off + * tracing. It simply enables or disables the recording of the trace events. + * This also corresponds to the user space debugfs/tracing/tracing_on + * file, which gives a means for the kernel and userspace to interact. + * Place a tracing_off() in the kernel where you want tracing to end. + * From user space, examine the trace, and then echo 1 > tracing_on + * to continue tracing. + * + * tracing_stop/tracing_start has slightly more overhead. It is used + * by things like suspend to ram where disabling the recording of the + * trace is not enough, but tracing must actually stop because things + * like calling smp_processor_id() may crash the system. + * + * Most likely, you want to use tracing_on/tracing_off. + */ +#ifdef CONFIG_RING_BUFFER +void tracing_on(void); +void tracing_off(void); +/* trace_off_permanent stops recording with no way to bring it back */ +void tracing_off_permanent(void); +int tracing_is_on(void); +#else +static inline void tracing_on(void) { } +static inline void tracing_off(void) { } +static inline void tracing_off_permanent(void) { } +static inline int tracing_is_on(void) { return 0; } +#endif +#ifdef CONFIG_TRACING +extern void tracing_start(void); +extern void tracing_stop(void); +extern void ftrace_off_permanent(void); + +extern void +ftrace_special(unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3); + +/** + * trace_printk - printf formatting in the ftrace buffer + * @fmt: the printf format for printing + * + * Note: __trace_printk is an internal function for trace_printk and + * the @ip is passed in via the trace_printk macro. + * + * This function allows a kernel developer to debug fast path sections + * that printk is not appropriate for. By scattering in various + * printk like tracing in the code, a developer can quickly see + * where problems are occurring. + * + * This is intended as a debugging tool for the developer only. + * Please refrain from leaving trace_printks scattered around in + * your code. + */ +# define trace_printk(fmt...) __trace_printk(_THIS_IP_, fmt) +extern int +__trace_printk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, ...) + __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3))); +# define ftrace_vprintk(fmt, ap) __trace_printk(_THIS_IP_, fmt, ap) +extern int +__ftrace_vprintk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, va_list ap); +extern void ftrace_dump(void); +#else +static inline void +ftrace_special(unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3) { } +static inline int +trace_printk(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2))); + +static inline void tracing_start(void) { } +static inline void tracing_stop(void) { } +static inline void ftrace_off_permanent(void) { } +static inline int +trace_printk(const char *fmt, ...) +{ + return 0; +} +static inline int +ftrace_vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list ap) +{ + return 0; +} +static inline void ftrace_dump(void) { } +#endif + +/* * Display an IP address in readable format. */ @@ -497,7 +582,8 @@ static inline char *pack_hex_byte(char *buf, u8 byte) /* * swap - swap value of @a and @b */ -#define swap(a, b) ({ typeof(a) __tmp = (a); (a) = (b); (b) = __tmp; }) +#define swap(a, b) \ + do { typeof(a) __tmp = (a); (a) = (b); (b) = __tmp; } while (0) /** * container_of - cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure |