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From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@lge.com>,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>,
	"zhangwei(Jovi)" <jovi.zhangwei@huawei.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@ghostprotocols.net>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] tracing/uprobes: Fix documentation of uprobe registration syntax
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:40:48 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1384749649-31447-1-git-send-email-namhyung@kernel.org> (raw)

From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@lge.com>

The uprobe syntax requires an offset after a file path not a symbol.

Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Cc: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Cc: zhangwei(Jovi) <jovi.zhangwei@huawei.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@ghostprotocols.net>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
---
 Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.txt | 10 +++++-----
 kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c          |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.txt b/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.txt
index d9c3e682312c..8f1a8b8956fc 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.txt
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ user to calculate the offset of the probepoint in the object.
 
 Synopsis of uprobe_tracer
 -------------------------
-  p[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:SYMBOL[+offs] [FETCHARGS] : Set a uprobe
-  r[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:SYMBOL[+offs] [FETCHARGS] : Set a return uprobe (uretprobe)
-  -:[GRP/]EVENT                                  : Clear uprobe or uretprobe event
+  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
 
   GRP           : Group name. If omitted, "uprobes" is the default value.
   EVENT         : Event name. If omitted, the event name is generated based
-                  on SYMBOL+offs.
+                  on PATH+OFFSET.
   PATH          : Path to an executable or a library.
-  SYMBOL[+offs] : Symbol+offset where the probe is inserted.
+  OFFSET        : Offset where the probe is inserted.
 
   FETCHARGS     : Arguments. Each probe can have up to 128 args.
    %REG         : Fetch register REG
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index 272261b5f94f..a415c5867ec5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ end:
 
 /*
  * Argument syntax:
- *  - Add uprobe: p|r[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:SYMBOL [FETCHARGS]
+ *  - Add uprobe: p|r[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:OFFSET [FETCHARGS]
  *
  *  - Remove uprobe: -:[GRP/]EVENT
  */
-- 
1.7.11.7


             reply	other threads:[~2013-11-18  4:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-11-18  4:40 Namhyung Kim [this message]
2013-11-18  4:40 ` [PATCH 2/2] tracing/probes: Fix basic print type functions Namhyung Kim
2013-11-20 15:22   ` Oleg Nesterov
2013-11-22  6:05     ` Namhyung Kim
2013-11-22  8:10       ` Masami Hiramatsu
2013-11-20 15:19 ` [PATCH 1/2] tracing/uprobes: Fix documentation of uprobe registration syntax Oleg Nesterov

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