1libtraceevent(3)
2================
3
4NAME
5----
6libtraceevent - Linux kernel trace event library
7
8SYNOPSIS
9--------
10[verse]
11--
12*#include <event-parse.h>*
13
14Management of tep handler data structure and access of its members:
15	struct tep_handle pass:[*]*tep_alloc*(void);
16	void *tep_free*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
17	void *tep_ref*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
18	void *tep_unref*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
19	int *tep_get_ref*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
20	void *tep_set_flag*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_flag _flag_);
21	void *tep_clear_flag*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_flag _flag_);
22	bool *tep_test_flag*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_flag _flags_);
23	int *tep_get_cpus*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
24	void *tep_set_cpus*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _cpus_);
25	int *tep_get_long_size*(strucqt tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
26	void *tep_set_long_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _long_size_);
27	int *tep_get_page_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
28	void *tep_set_page_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _page_size_);
29	int *tep_get_header_page_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
30	int *tep_get_header_timestamp_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
31	bool *tep_is_old_format*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
32	int *tep_strerror*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_errno _errnum_, char pass:[*]_buf_, size_t _buflen_);
33
34Register / unregister APIs:
35	int *tep_register_function*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, char pass:[*]_name_, unsigned long long _addr_, char pass:[*]_mod_);
36	int *tep_register_event_handler*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _id_, const char pass:[*]_sys_name_, const char pass:[*]_event_name_, tep_event_handler_func _func_, void pass:[*]_context_);
37	int *tep_unregister_event_handler*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]tep, int id, const char pass:[*]sys_name, const char pass:[*]event_name, tep_event_handler_func func, void pass:[*]_context_);
38	int *tep_register_print_string*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, unsigned long long _addr_);
39	int *tep_register_print_function*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, tep_func_handler _func_, enum tep_func_arg_type _ret_type_, char pass:[*]_name_, _..._);
40	int *tep_unregister_print_function*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, tep_func_handler _func_, char pass:[*]_name_);
41
42Plugins management:
43	struct tep_plugin_list pass:[*]*tep_load_plugins*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
44	void *tep_unload_plugins*(struct tep_plugin_list pass:[*]_plugin_list_, struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
45	char pass:[*]pass:[*]*tep_plugin_list_options*(void);
46	void *tep_plugin_free_options_list*(char pass:[*]pass:[*]_list_);
47	int *tep_plugin_add_options*(const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_plugin_option pass:[*]_options_);
48	void *tep_plugin_remove_options*(struct tep_plugin_option pass:[*]_options_);
49	void *tep_print_plugins*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_prefix_, const char pass:[*]_suffix_, const struct tep_plugin_list pass:[*]_list_);
50
51Event related APIs:
52	struct tep_event pass:[*]*tep_get_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _index_);
53	struct tep_event pass:[*]*tep_get_first_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
54	int *tep_get_events_count*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
55	struct tep_event pass:[*]pass:[*]*tep_list_events*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_event_sort_type _sort_type_);
56	struct tep_event pass:[*]pass:[*]*tep_list_events_copy*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_event_sort_type _sort_type_);
57	void *tep_print_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, _..._);
58
59Event finding:
60	struct tep_event pass:[*]*tep_find_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _id_);
61	struct tep_event pass:[*]*tep_find_event_by_name*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_sys_, const char pass:[*]_name_);
62	struct tep_event pass:[*]*tep_find_event_by_record*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_);
63
64Parsing of event files:
65	int *tep_parse_header_page*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, char pass:[*]_buf_, unsigned long _size_, int _long_size_);
66	enum tep_errno *tep_parse_event*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_buf_, unsigned long _size_, const char pass:[*]_sys_);
67	enum tep_errno *tep_parse_format*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_event pass:[*]pass:[*]_eventp_, const char pass:[*]_buf_, unsigned long _size_, const char pass:[*]_sys_);
68
69APIs related to fields from event's format files:
70	struct tep_format_field pass:[*]pass:[*]*tep_event_common_fields*(struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_);
71	struct tep_format_field pass:[*]pass:[*]*tep_event_fields*(struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_);
72	void pass:[*]*tep_get_field_raw*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, int pass:[*]_len_, int _err_);
73	int *tep_get_field_val*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, unsigned long long pass:[*]_val_, int _err_);
74	int *tep_get_common_field_val*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, unsigned long long pass:[*]_val_, int _err_);
75	int *tep_get_any_field_val*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, unsigned long long pass:[*]_val_, int _err_);
76	int *tep_read_number_field*(struct tep_format_field pass:[*]_field_, const void pass:[*]_data_, unsigned long long pass:[*]_value_);
77
78Event fields printing:
79	void *tep_print_field*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, void pass:[*]_data_, struct tep_format_field pass:[*]_field_);
80	void *tep_print_fields*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, void pass:[*]_data_, int _size_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_);
81	int *tep_print_num_field*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, int _err_);
82	int *tep_print_func_field*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_, int _err_);
83
84Event fields finding:
85	struct tep_format_field pass:[*]*tep_find_common_field*(struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_);
86	struct tep_format_field pass:[*]*tep_find_field*(struct tep_event_ormat pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_);
87	struct tep_format_field pass:[*]*tep_find_any_field*(struct tep_event pass:[*]_event_, const char pass:[*]_name_);
88
89Functions resolver:
90	int *tep_set_function_resolver*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, tep_func_resolver_t pass:[*]_func_, void pass:[*]_priv_);
91	void *tep_reset_function_resolver*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
92	const char pass:[*]*tep_find_function*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, unsigned long long _addr_);
93	unsigned long long *tep_find_function_address*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, unsigned long long _addr_);
94
95Filter management:
96	struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]*tep_filter_alloc*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
97	enum tep_errno *tep_filter_add_filter_str*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, const char pass:[*]_filter_str_);
98	enum tep_errno *tep_filter_match*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_record_);
99	int *tep_filter_strerror*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, enum tep_errno _err_, char pass:[*]buf, size_t _buflen_);
100	int *tep_event_filtered*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, int _event_id_);
101	void *tep_filter_reset*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_);
102	void *tep_filter_free*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_);
103	char pass:[*]*tep_filter_make_string*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, int _event_id_);
104	int *tep_filter_remove_event*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter_, int _event_id_);
105	int *tep_filter_copy*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_dest_, struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_source_);
106	int *tep_filter_compare*(struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter1_, struct tep_event_filter pass:[*]_filter2_);
107
108Parsing various data from the records:
109	int *tep_data_type*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_rec_);
110	int *tep_data_pid*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_rec_);
111	int *tep_data_preempt_count*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_rec_);
112	int *tep_data_flags*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct tep_record pass:[*]_rec_);
113
114Command and task related APIs:
115	const char pass:[*]*tep_data_comm_from_pid*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _pid_);
116	struct cmdline pass:[*]*tep_data_pid_from_comm*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_comm_, struct cmdline pass:[*]_next_);
117	int *tep_register_comm*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_comm_, int _pid_);
118	int *tep_override_comm*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_comm_, int _pid_);
119	bool *tep_is_pid_registered*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _pid_);
120	int *tep_cmdline_pid*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, struct cmdline pass:[*]_cmdline_);
121
122Endian related APIs:
123	int *tep_is_bigendian*(void);
124	unsigned long long *tep_read_number*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const void pass:[*]_ptr_, int _size_);
125	bool *tep_is_file_bigendian*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
126	void *tep_set_file_bigendian*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_endian _endian_);
127	bool *tep_is_local_bigendian*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
128	void *tep_set_local_bigendian*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, enum tep_endian _endian_);
129
130Trace sequences:
131*#include <trace-seq.h>*
132	void *trace_seq_init*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_);
133	void *trace_seq_reset*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_);
134	void *trace_seq_destroy*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_);
135	int *trace_seq_printf*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, ...);
136	int *trace_seq_vprintf*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_fmt_, va_list _args_);
137	int *trace_seq_puts*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, const char pass:[*]_str_);
138	int *trace_seq_putc*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, unsigned char _c_);
139	void *trace_seq_terminate*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_);
140	int *trace_seq_do_fprintf*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_, FILE pass:[*]_fp_);
141	int *trace_seq_do_printf*(struct trace_seq pass:[*]_s_);
142--
143
144DESCRIPTION
145-----------
146The libtraceevent(3) library provides APIs to access kernel tracepoint events,
147located in the tracefs file system under the events directory.
148
149ENVIRONMENT
150-----------
151[verse]
152--
153TRACEEVENT_PLUGIN_DIR
154	Additional plugin directory. All shared object files, located in this directory will be loaded as traceevent plugins.
155--
156
157FILES
158-----
159[verse]
160--
161*event-parse.h*
162	Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
163*trace-seq.h*
164	Header file to include in order to have access to trace sequences related APIs.
165	Trace sequences are used to allow a function to call several other functions
166	to create a string of data to use.
167*-ltraceevent*
168	Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
169--
170
171SEE ALSO
172--------
173_trace-cmd(1)_
174
175AUTHOR
176------
177[verse]
178--
179*Steven Rostedt* <rostedt@goodmis.org>, author of *libtraceevent*.
180*Tzvetomir Stoyanov* <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>, author of this man page.
181--
182REPORTING BUGS
183--------------
184Report bugs to  <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org>
185
186LICENSE
187-------
188libtraceevent is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1
189
190RESOURCES
191---------
192https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
193