This patch adds a "command" syntax to the function filtering files:
/debugfs/tracing/set_ftrace_filter
/debugfs/tracing/set_ftrace_notrace
Of the format: <function>:<command>:<parameter>
The command is optional, and dependent on the command, so are
the parameters.
echo do_fork > set_ftrace_filter
Will only trace 'do_fork'.
echo 'sched_*' > set_ftrace_filter
Will only trace functions starting with the letters 'sched_'.
echo '*:mod:ext3' > set_ftrace_filter
Will trace only the ext3 module functions.
echo '*write*:mod:ext3' > set_ftrace_notrace
Will prevent the ext3 functions with the letters 'write' in
the name from being traced.
echo '!*_allocate:mod:ext3' > set_ftrace_filter
Will remove the functions in ext3 that end with the letters
'_allocate' from the ftrace filter.
Although this patch implements the 'command' format, only the
'mod' command is supported. More commands to follow.
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>