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1 files changed, 55 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 26069fa6b3b..d57a772981c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
*
* Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat Inc, Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
*
+ * - Added format output of fields of the trace point.
+ * This was based off of work by Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@gmail.com>.
+ *
*/
#include <linux/debugfs.h>
@@ -444,6 +447,42 @@ event_available_types_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt,
return simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, cnt, ppos, buf, r);
}
+static ssize_t
+event_format_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt,
+ loff_t *ppos)
+{
+ struct ftrace_event_call *call = filp->private_data;
+ struct trace_seq *s;
+ char *buf;
+ int r;
+
+ s = kmalloc(sizeof(*s), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!s)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ trace_seq_init(s);
+
+ if (*ppos)
+ return 0;
+
+ r = call->show_format(s);
+ if (!r) {
+ /*
+ * ug! The format output is bigger than a PAGE!!
+ */
+ buf = "FORMAT TOO BIG\n";
+ r = simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, cnt, ppos,
+ buf, strlen(buf));
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ r = simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, cnt, ppos,
+ s->buffer, s->len);
+ out:
+ kfree(s);
+ return r;
+}
+
static const struct seq_operations show_event_seq_ops = {
.start = t_start,
.next = t_next,
@@ -490,6 +529,11 @@ static const struct file_operations ftrace_available_types_fops = {
.read = event_available_types_read,
};
+static const struct file_operations ftrace_event_format_fops = {
+ .open = tracing_open_generic,
+ .read = event_format_read,
+};
+
static struct dentry *event_trace_events_dir(void)
{
static struct dentry *d_tracer;
@@ -602,7 +646,17 @@ event_create_dir(struct ftrace_event_call *call, struct dentry *d_events)
&ftrace_available_types_fops);
if (!entry)
pr_warning("Could not create debugfs "
- "'%s/type' available_types\n", call->name);
+ "'%s/available_types' entry\n", call->name);
+
+ /* A trace may not want to export its format */
+ if (!call->show_format)
+ return 0;
+
+ entry = debugfs_create_file("format", 0444, call->dir, call,
+ &ftrace_event_format_fops);
+ if (!entry)
+ pr_warning("Could not create debugfs "
+ "'%s/format' entry\n", call->name);
return 0;
}