tracing: Add funcgraph_tail option to print function name after closing braces
In the function-graph tracer, add a funcgraph_tail option
to print the function name on all } lines, not just
functions whose first line is no longer in the trace
buffer.
If a function calls other traced functions, its total
time appears on its } line. This change allows grep
to be used to determine the function for which the
line corresponds.
Update Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt to describe
this new option.
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/p/20140520221041.8359.6782.stgit@beardog.cce.hp.com
Signed-off-by: Robert Elliott <elliott@hp.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
index bd36598..2479b2a 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
@@ -2003,6 +2003,32 @@
360.774530 | 1) 0.594 us | __phys_addr();
+The function name is always displayed after the closing bracket
+for a function if the start of that function is not in the
+trace buffer.
+
+Display of the function name after the closing bracket may be
+enabled for functions whose start is in the trace buffer,
+allowing easier searching with grep for function durations.
+It is default disabled.
+
+ hide: echo nofuncgraph-tail > trace_options
+ show: echo funcgraph-tail > trace_options
+
+ Example with nofuncgraph-tail (default):
+ 0) | putname() {
+ 0) | kmem_cache_free() {
+ 0) 0.518 us | __phys_addr();
+ 0) 1.757 us | }
+ 0) 2.861 us | }
+
+ Example with funcgraph-tail:
+ 0) | putname() {
+ 0) | kmem_cache_free() {
+ 0) 0.518 us | __phys_addr();
+ 0) 1.757 us | } /* kmem_cache_free() */
+ 0) 2.861 us | } /* putname() */
+
You can put some comments on specific functions by using
trace_printk() For example, if you want to put a comment inside
the __might_sleep() function, you just have to include