[PATCH 8/8] trace_uprobe/sdt: Document about reference counter

[Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

No functionality changes.

Signed-off-by: Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.txt | 16 +++++++++++++---
 kernel/trace/trace.c                 |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.txt b/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.txt
index bf526a7c..8fb13b0 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.txt
@@ -19,15 +19,25 @@ user to calculate the offset of the probepoint in the object.
 
 Synopsis of uprobe_tracer
 -------------------------
-  p[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:OFFSET [FETCHARGS] : Set a uprobe
-  r[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:OFFSET [FETCHARGS] : Set a return uprobe (uretprobe)
-  -:[GRP/]EVENT                           : Clear uprobe or uretprobe event
+  p[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:OFFSET[(REF_CTR_OFFSET)] [FETCHARGS]
+  r[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:OFFSET[(REF_CTR_OFFSET)] [FETCHARGS]
+  -:[GRP/]EVENT
+
+  p : Set a uprobe
+  r : Set a return uprobe (uretprobe)
+  - : Clear uprobe or uretprobe event
 
   GRP           : Group name. If omitted, "uprobes" is the default value.
   EVENT         : Event name. If omitted, the event name is generated based
                   on PATH+OFFSET.
   PATH          : Path to an executable or a library.
   OFFSET        : Offset where the probe is inserted.
+  REF_CTR_OFFSET: Reference counter offset. Optional field. Reference count
+                  gate the invocation of probe. If present, by default
+                  reference count is 0. Kernel needs to increment it before
+                  tracing the probe and decrement it when done. This is
+                  identical to semaphore in Userspace Statically Defined
+                  Tracepoints (USDT).
 
   FETCHARGS     : Arguments. Each probe can have up to 128 args.
    %REG         : Fetch register REG
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 20a2300..2104d03 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4604,7 +4604,7 @@ static int tracing_trace_options_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
   "place (kretprobe): [<module>:]<symbol>[+<offset>]|<memaddr>\n"
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_UPROBE_EVENTS
-	"\t    place: <path>:<offset>\n"
+  "   place (uprobe): <path>:<offset>[(ref_ctr_offset)]\n"
 #endif
 	"\t     args: <name>=fetcharg[:type]\n"
 	"\t fetcharg: %<register>, @<address>, @<symbol>[+|-<offset>],\n"
-- 
1.8.3.1

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