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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt index f52f297cb406..fa16fb2302a5 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt @@ -357,6 +357,26 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files: to correlate events across hypervisor/guest if tb_offset is known. + mono: This uses the fast monotonic clock (CLOCK_MONOTONIC) + which is monotonic and is subject to NTP rate adjustments. + + mono_raw: + This is the raw monotonic clock (CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW) + which is montonic but is not subject to any rate adjustments + and ticks at the same rate as the hardware clocksource. + + boot: This is the boot clock (CLOCK_BOOTTIME) and is based on the + fast monotonic clock, but also accounts for time spent in + suspend. Since the clock access is designed for use in + tracing in the suspend path, some side effects are possible + if clock is accessed after the suspend time is accounted before + the fast mono clock is updated. In this case, the clock update + appears to happen slightly sooner than it normally would have. + Also on 32-bit systems, its possible that the 64-bit boot offset + sees a partial update. These effects are rare and post + processing should be able to handle them. See comments on + ktime_get_boot_fast_ns function for more information. + To set a clock, simply echo the clock name into this file. echo global > trace_clock @@ -2088,6 +2108,35 @@ will produce: 1) 1.449 us | } +You can disable the hierarchical function call formatting and instead print a +flat list of function entry and return events. This uses the format described +in the Output Formatting section and respects all the trace options that +control that formatting. Hierarchical formatting is the default. + + hierachical: echo nofuncgraph-flat > trace_options + flat: echo funcgraph-flat > trace_options + + ie: + + # tracer: function_graph + # + # entries-in-buffer/entries-written: 68355/68355 #P:2 + # + # _-----=> irqs-off + # / _----=> need-resched + # | / _---=> hardirq/softirq + # || / _--=> preempt-depth + # ||| / delay + # TASK-PID CPU# |||| TIMESTAMP FUNCTION + # | | | |||| | | + sh-1806 [001] d... 198.843443: graph_ent: func=_raw_spin_lock + sh-1806 [001] d... 198.843445: graph_ent: func=__raw_spin_lock + sh-1806 [001] d..1 198.843447: graph_ret: func=__raw_spin_lock + sh-1806 [001] d..1 198.843449: graph_ret: func=_raw_spin_lock + sh-1806 [001] d..1 198.843451: graph_ent: func=_raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore + sh-1806 [001] d... 198.843453: graph_ret: func=_raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore + + You might find other useful features for this tracer in the following "dynamic ftrace" section such as tracing only specific functions or tasks. |