From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161973AbdD0Fdx (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:33:53 -0400 Received: from mail-oi0-f65.google.com ([209.85.218.65]:34580 "EHLO mail-oi0-f65.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750763AbdD0Fdn (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:33:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1490249605-2812-1-git-send-email-chunyan.zhang@spreadtrum.com> References: <1490249605-2812-1-git-send-email-chunyan.zhang@spreadtrum.com> From: Chunyan Zhang Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:33:42 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] stm class: Document the stm_ftrace To: Alexander Shishkin Cc: "linux-doc@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Chunyan Zhang Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Alex, Could you take this patch please if there's no further comments? Thanks, Chunyan On 23 March 2017 at 14:13, Chunyan Zhang wrote: > This patch adds a description to the stm_ftrace device source, an > interface for collecting Ftrace's function trace information via > STM devices. > > Signed-off-by: Chunyan Zhang > --- > Documentation/trace/stm.txt | 13 ++++++++++++- > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/trace/stm.txt b/Documentation/trace/stm.txt > index 11cff47..0376575 100644 > --- a/Documentation/trace/stm.txt > +++ b/Documentation/trace/stm.txt > @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ by writing the name of the desired stm device there, for example: > $ echo dummy_stm.0 > /sys/class/stm_source/console/stm_source_link > > For examples on how to use stm_source interface in the kernel, refer > -to stm_console or stm_heartbeat drivers. > +to stm_console, stm_heartbeat or stm_ftrace drivers. > > Each stm_source device will need to assume a master and a range of > channels, depending on how many channels it requires. These are > @@ -107,5 +107,16 @@ console in the STP stream, create a "console" policy entry (see the > beginning of this text on how to do that). When initialized, it will > consume one channel. > > +stm_ftrace > +========== > + > +This is another "stm_source" device, once the stm_ftrace has been > +linked with an stm device, and if "function" tracer is enabled, > +function address and parent function address which Ftrace subsystem > +would store into ring buffer will be exported via the stm device at > +the same time. > + > +Currently only Ftrace "function" tracer is supported. > + > [1] https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/managed/d3/3c/intel-th-developer-manual.pdf > [2] http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.ddi0444b/index.html > -- > 2.7.4 >