Re: [PATCH] doc: kprobetrace: Add the explanation to remove probe points

[Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@redhat.com>]

KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> Latest kprobetrace can remove probe points selectively. thus
> documentation should be updated too.

Ah, right.

> 
> Signed-off-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com>

Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@redhat.com>

Thank you very much!

> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@redhat.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt |    7 +++++++
>  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt
> index 2be6e19..8c88930 100644
> --- a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt
> @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Synopsis of kprobe_events
>  -------------------------
>    p[:[GRP/]EVENT] SYMBOL[+offs]|MEMADDR [FETCHARGS]	: Set a probe
>    r[:[GRP/]EVENT] SYMBOL[+0] [FETCHARGS]		: Set a return probe
> +  -:[GRP/]EVENT						: Clear a probe
>  
>   GRP		: Group name. If omitted, use "kprobes" for it.
>   EVENT		: Event name. If omitted, the event name is generated
> @@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ print fmt: "(%lx) dfd=%lx filename=%lx flags=%lx mode=%lx", REC->ip, REC->dfd, R
>  
>   This clears all probe points.
>  
> + Or, 
> +
> +  echo -:myprobe >> kprobe_events
> +
> + This clears probe points selectively.
> +
>   Right after definition, each event is disabled by default. For tracing these
>  events, you need to enable it.
>  

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Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com