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linux/kernel/trace
Steven Rostedt 38516ab59f tracing: Let tracepoints have data passed to tracepoint callbacks
This patch adds data to be passed to tracepoint callbacks.

The created functions from DECLARE_TRACE() now need a mandatory data
parameter. For example:

DECLARE_TRACE(mytracepoint, int value, value)

Will create the register function:

int register_trace_mytracepoint((void(*)(void *data, int value))probe,
                                void *data);

As the first argument, all callbacks (probes) must take a (void *data)
parameter. So a callback for the above tracepoint will look like:

void myprobe(void *data, int value)
{
}

The callback may choose to ignore the data parameter.

This change allows callbacks to register a private data pointer along
with the function probe.

	void mycallback(void *data, int value);

	register_trace_mytracepoint(mycallback, mydata);

Then the mycallback() will receive the "mydata" as the first parameter
before the args.

A more detailed example:

  DECLARE_TRACE(mytracepoint, TP_PROTO(int status), TP_ARGS(status));

  /* In the C file */

  DEFINE_TRACE(mytracepoint, TP_PROTO(int status), TP_ARGS(status));

  [...]

       trace_mytracepoint(status);

  /* In a file registering this tracepoint */

  int my_callback(void *data, int status)
  {
	struct my_struct my_data = data;
	[...]
  }

  [...]
	my_data = kmalloc(sizeof(*my_data), GFP_KERNEL);
	init_my_data(my_data);
	register_trace_mytracepoint(my_callback, my_data);

The same callback can also be registered to the same tracepoint as long
as the data registered is different. Note, the data must also be used
to unregister the callback:

	unregister_trace_mytracepoint(my_callback, my_data);

Because of the data parameter, tracepoints declared this way can not have
no args. That is:

  DECLARE_TRACE(mytracepoint, TP_PROTO(void), TP_ARGS());

will cause an error.

If no arguments are needed, a new macro can be used instead:

  DECLARE_TRACE_NOARGS(mytracepoint);

Since there are no arguments, the proto and args fields are left out.

This is part of a series to make the tracepoint footprint smaller:

   text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
4913961	1088356	 861512	6863829	 68bbd5	vmlinux.orig
4914025	1088868	 861512	6864405	 68be15	vmlinux.class
4918492	1084612	 861512	6864616	 68bee8	vmlinux.tracepoint

Again, this patch also increases the size of the kernel, but
lays the ground work for decreasing it.

 v5: Fixed net/core/drop_monitor.c to handle these updates.

 v4: Moved the DECLARE_TRACE() DECLARE_TRACE_NOARGS out of the
     #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_POINTS, since the two are the same in both
     cases. The __DECLARE_TRACE() is what changes.
     Thanks to Frederic Weisbecker for pointing this out.

 v3: Made all register_* functions require data to be passed and
     all callbacks to take a void * parameter as its first argument.
     This makes the calling functions comply with C standards.

     Also added more comments to the modifications of DECLARE_TRACE().

 v2: Made the DECLARE_TRACE() have the ability to pass arguments
     and added a new DECLARE_TRACE_NOARGS() for tracepoints that
     do not need any arguments.

Acked-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
Cc: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2010-05-14 09:50:34 -04:00
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blktrace.c tracing: Let tracepoints have data passed to tracepoint callbacks 2010-05-14 09:50:34 -04:00
ftrace.c tracing: Let tracepoints have data passed to tracepoint callbacks 2010-05-14 09:50:34 -04:00
Kconfig Merge branch 'tracing/core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic/random-tracing into tracing/core 2010-02-27 10:06:10 +01:00
kmemtrace.c tracing: Let tracepoints have data passed to tracepoint callbacks 2010-05-14 09:50:34 -04:00
Makefile perf: Drop the obsolete profile naming for trace events 2010-03-10 14:47:18 +01:00
power-traces.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
ring_buffer_benchmark.c ring-buffer: Make benchmark handle missed events 2010-04-27 13:26:58 -04:00
ring_buffer.c ring-buffer: Wrap open-coded WARN_ONCE 2010-05-04 12:23:47 -04:00
trace_boot.c tracing: add filter event logic to special, mmiotrace and boot tracers 2009-09-12 23:34:04 -04:00
trace_branch.c tracing: Add correct/incorrect to sort keys for branch annotation output 2010-02-09 21:35:05 -05:00
trace_clock.c tracing: Fix lockdep warning in global_clock() 2010-03-29 15:16:44 -04:00
trace_entries.h hw-breakpoints: Rewrite the hw-breakpoints layer on top of perf events 2009-11-08 15:34:42 +01:00
trace_event_perf.c perf: Correctly align perf event tracing buffer 2010-04-01 08:26:30 +02:00
trace_events_filter.c tracing: Create class struct for events 2010-05-14 09:33:49 -04:00
trace_events.c tracing: Create class struct for events 2010-05-14 09:33:49 -04:00
trace_export.c tracing: Create class struct for events 2010-05-14 09:33:49 -04:00
trace_functions_graph.c tracing: Add graph output support for irqsoff tracer 2010-04-27 12:36:53 -04:00
trace_functions.c tracing: switch function prints from %pf to %ps 2009-09-17 15:53:40 -04:00
trace_hw_branches.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/percpu 2009-12-14 09:58:24 -08:00
trace_irqsoff.c tracing: Add graph output support for irqsoff tracer 2010-04-27 12:36:53 -04:00
trace_kprobe.c tracing: Create class struct for events 2010-05-14 09:33:49 -04:00
trace_ksym.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
trace_mmiotrace.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
trace_nop.c
trace_output.c tracing: Fix "integer as NULL pointer" warning. 2010-05-05 12:01:26 -04:00
trace_output.h tracing: consolidate code between trace_output.c and trace_function_graph.c 2009-09-11 14:24:13 -04:00
trace_printk.c tracing: Remove markers 2009-09-18 21:22:08 +02:00
trace_sched_switch.c tracing: Let tracepoints have data passed to tracepoint callbacks 2010-05-14 09:50:34 -04:00
trace_sched_wakeup.c tracing: Let tracepoints have data passed to tracepoint callbacks 2010-05-14 09:50:34 -04:00
trace_selftest_dynamic.c
trace_selftest.c tracing: Dump either the oops's cpu source or all cpus buffers 2010-04-21 23:11:42 +02:00
trace_stack.c tracing: Fix circular dead lock in stack trace 2010-02-02 10:20:18 -05:00
trace_stat.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
trace_stat.h tracing/stat: Add stat_release() callback 2009-07-10 12:14:05 +02:00
trace_syscalls.c tracing: Let tracepoints have data passed to tracepoint callbacks 2010-05-14 09:50:34 -04:00
trace_sysprof.c perf events, x86/stacktrace: Make stack walking optional 2009-12-17 09:56:19 +01:00
trace_workqueue.c tracing: Let tracepoints have data passed to tracepoint callbacks 2010-05-14 09:50:34 -04:00
trace.c ring-buffer: Make non-consuming read less expensive with lots of cpus. 2010-04-27 13:06:35 -04:00
trace.h tracing: Add graph output support for irqsoff tracer 2010-04-27 12:36:53 -04:00