Documentation/trace: Correcting and extending tracepoint documentation
The sample missed the moving of the header files into the events subdirectory.
I've also extended it based on the existing headers, and mentioned the tiny
but important role of CREATE_TRACE_POINTS.
Signed-off-by: Zoltan Kiss <zoltan.kiss@citrix.com>
Acked-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt b/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt
index da49437..ac4170d 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@
In order to use tracepoints, you should include linux/tracepoint.h.
-In include/trace/subsys.h :
+In include/trace/events/subsys.h :
+
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM subsys
+
+#if !defined(_TRACE_SUBSYS_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
+#define _TRACE_SUBSYS_H
#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
@@ -48,10 +54,16 @@
TP_PROTO(int firstarg, struct task_struct *p),
TP_ARGS(firstarg, p));
+#endif /* _TRACE_SUBSYS_H */
+
+/* This part must be outside protection */
+#include <trace/define_trace.h>
+
In subsys/file.c (where the tracing statement must be added) :
-#include <trace/subsys.h>
+#include <trace/events/subsys.h>
+#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
DEFINE_TRACE(subsys_eventname);
void somefct(void)
@@ -72,6 +84,9 @@
- TP_ARGS(firstarg, p) are the parameters names, same as found in the
prototype.
+- if you use the header in multiple source files, #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
+ should appear only in one source file.
+
Connecting a function (probe) to a tracepoint is done by providing a
probe (function to call) for the specific tracepoint through
register_trace_subsys_eventname(). Removing a probe is done through