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LIBTRACEFS(3) libtracefs Manual LIBTRACEFS(3)
tracefs_hist_add_sort_key, tracefs_hist_set_sort_key,
tracefs_hist_sort_key_direction, tracefs_hist_add_name,
tracefs_hist_append_filter, tracefs_hist_echo_cmd,
tracefs_hist_command, tracefs_hist_get_name,
tracefs_hist_get_event, tracefs_hist_get_system - Update and
describe an event histogram
#include <tracefs.h>
int tracefs_hist_add_sort_key(struct tracefs_hist *hist,
const char *sort_key);
int tracefs_hist_set_sort_key(struct tracefs_hist *hist,
const char *sort_key, ...);
int tracefs_hist_sort_key_direction(struct tracefs_hist *hist,
const char *sort_key,
enum tracefs_hist_sort_direction dir);
int tracefs_hist_add_name(struct tracefs_hist *hist, const char *name);
int tracefs_hist_append_filter(struct tracefs_hist *hist,
enum tracefs_filter type,
const char *field,
enum tracefs_compare compare,
const char *val);
int tracefs_hist_echo_cmd(struct trace_seq *s, struct tracefs_instance *instance,
struct tracefs_hist *hist,
enum tracefs_hist_command command);
int tracefs_hist_command(struct tracefs_instance *instance,
struct tracefs_hist *hist,
enum tracefs_hist_command command);
const char *tracefs_hist_get_name(struct tracefs_hist *hist);
const char *tracefs_hist_get_event(struct tracefs_hist *hist);
const char *tracefs_hist_get_system(struct tracefs_hist *hist);
Event histograms are created by the trigger file in the event
directory. The syntax can be complex and difficult to get correct.
This API handles the syntax, and facilitates the creation and
interaction with the event histograms. See
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/trace/histogram.html for
more information.
tracefs_hist_add_sort_key() will add a key to sort on. The hist is
the histogram descriptor to add the sort key to. The sort_key is a
string that must match either an already defined key of the
histogram, or an already defined value. If hist already has
sorting keys (previously added) the new sort_key will have lower
priority(be secondary or so on) when sorting.
tracefs_hist_set_sort_key() will reset the list of key to sort on.
The hist is the histogram descriptor to reset the sort key to. The
sort_key is a string that must match either an already defined key
of the histogram, or an already defined value. Multiple sort keys
may be added to denote a secondary, sort order and so on, but all
sort keys must match an existing key or value, or be
TRACEFS_HIST_HITCOUNT. The last parameter of
tracefs_hist_add_sort_key() must be NULL.
tracefs_hist_sort_key_direction() allows to change the direction
of an existing sort key of hist. The sort_key is the sort key to
change, and dir can be either TRACEFS_HIST_SORT_ASCENDING or
TRACEFS_HIST_SORT_DESCENDING, to make the direction of the sort
key either ascending or descending respectively.
tracefs_hist_add_name() adds a name to a histogram. A histogram
may be named and if the name matches between more than one event,
and they have compatible keys, the multiple histograms with the
same name will be merged into a single histogram (shown by either
event’s hist file). The hist is the histogram to name, and the
name is the name to give it.
tracefs_hist_append_filter() creates a filter or appends to it for
the histogram event. Depending on type, it will build a string of
tokens for parenthesis or logic statements, or it may add a
comparison of field to val based on compare.
If type is: TRACEFS_FILTER_COMPARE - See below TRACEFS_FILTER_AND
- Append "&&" to the filter TRACEFS_FILTER_OR - Append "||" to the
filter TRACEFS_FILTER_NOT - Append "!" to the filter
TRACEFS_FILTER_OPEN_PAREN - Append "(" to the filter
TRACEFS_FILTER_CLOSE_PAREN - Append ")" to the filter
field, compare, and val are ignored unless type is equal to
TRACEFS_FILTER_COMPARE, then compare will be used for the
following:
TRACEFS_COMPARE_EQ - field == val
TRACEFS_COMPARE_NE - field != val
TRACEFS_COMPARE_GT - field > val
TRACEFS_COMPARE_GE - field >= val
TRACEFS_COMPARE_LT - field < val
TRACEFS_COMPARE_LE - field <= val
TRACEFS_COMPARE_RE - field ~ "val" : where field is a string.
TRACEFS_COMPARE_AND - field & val : where field is a flags field.
trace_hist_echo_cmd() prints the commands needed to create the
given histogram in the given instance, or NULL for the top level,
into the seq. The command that is printed is described by command
and shows the functionality that would be done by
tracefs_hist_command(3).
tracefs_hist_command() is called to process a command on the
histogram hist for its event in the given instance, or NULL for
the top level. The cmd can be one of:
TRACEFS_HIST_CMD_START or zero to start execution of the
histogram.
TRACEFS_HIST_CMD_PAUSE to pause the given histogram.
TRACEFS_HIST_CMD_CONT to continue a paused histogram.
TRACEFS_HIST_CMD_CLEAR to reset the values of a histogram.
TRACEFS_HIST_CMD_DESTROY to destroy the histogram (undo a START).
The below functions are wrappers to tracefs_hist_command() to make
the calling conventions a bit easier to understand what is
happening.
tracefs_hist_alloc_nd() and tracefs_hist_add_key() both add a key
and requires that key to have a type. The types may be:
TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_NORMAL or zero (0) which is to not modify the
type.
TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_HEX to display the key in hex.
TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_SYM to display the key as a kernel symbol (if
found). If the key is an address, this is useful as it will
display the function names instead of just a number.
TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_SYM_OFFSET similar to TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_SYM but
will also include the offset of the function to match the exact
address.
TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_SYSCALL If the key is a system call "id" (the
number passed from user space to the kernel to tell it what system
call it is calling), then the name of the system call is
displayed.
TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_EXECNAME If "common_pid" is the key (the pid of
the executing task), instead of showing the number, show the name
of the running task.
TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_LOG will display the key in a binary logarithmic
scale.
TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_USECS for use with "common_timestamp" or
TRACEFS_HIST_TIMESTAMP, in which case it will show the timestamp
in microseconds instead of nanoseconds.
tracefs_hist_get_name() returns the name of the histogram or NULL
on error. The returned string belongs to the histogram object and
is freed with the histogram by tracefs_hist_free().
tracefs_hist_get_event() returns the event name of the histogram
or NULL on error. The returned string belongs to the histogram
object and is freed with the histogram by tracefs_hist_free().
tracefs_hist_get_system() returns the system name of the histogram
or NULL on error. The returned string belongs to the histogram
object and is freed with the histogram by tracefs_hist_free().
tracefs_hist_alloc_nd() returns an allocated histogram descriptor
which must be freed by tracefs_hist_free() or NULL on error.
tracefs_hist_get_name(), tracefs_hist_get_event() and
tracefs_hist_get_system() return strings owned by the histogram
object.
All the other functions return zero on success or -1 on error.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <tracefs.h>
enum commands {
START,
PAUSE,
CONT,
RESET,
DELETE,
SHOW,
};
static void parse_system_event(char *group, char **system, char **event)
{
*system = strtok(group, "/");
*event = strtok(NULL, "/");
if (!*event) {
*event = *system;
*system = NULL;
}
}
static int parse_keys(char *keys, struct tracefs_hist_axis **axes)
{
char *sav = NULL;
char *key;
int cnt = 0;
for (key = strtok_r(keys, ",", &sav); key; key = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &sav)) {
struct tracefs_hist_axis *ax;
char *att;
ax = realloc(*axes, sizeof(*ax) * (cnt + 2));
if (!ax) {
perror("Failed to allocate axes");
exit(-1);
}
ax[cnt].key = key;
ax[cnt].type = 0;
ax[cnt + 1].key = NULL;
ax[cnt + 1].type = 0;
*axes = ax;
att = strchr(key, '.');
if (att) {
*att++ = '\0';
if (strcmp(att, "hex") == 0)
ax[cnt].type = TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_HEX;
else if (strcmp(att, "sym") == 0)
ax[cnt].type = TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_SYM;
else if (strcmp(att, "sym_offset") == 0)
ax[cnt].type = TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_SYM_OFFSET;
else if (strcmp(att, "syscall") == 0)
ax[cnt].type = TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_SYSCALL;
else if (strcmp(att, "exec") == 0)
ax[cnt].type = TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_EXECNAME;
else if (strcmp(att, "log") == 0)
ax[cnt].type = TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_LOG;
else if (strcmp(att, "usecs") == 0)
ax[cnt].type = TRACEFS_HIST_KEY_USECS;
else {
fprintf(stderr, "Undefined attribute '%s'\n", att);
fprintf(stderr," Acceptable attributes:\n");
fprintf(stderr," hex, sym, sym_offset, syscall, exe, log, usecs\n");
exit(-1);
}
}
cnt++;
}
return cnt;
}
static void process_hist(enum commands cmd, const char *instance_name,
char *group, char *keys, char *vals, char *sort,
char *ascend, char *desc)
{
struct tracefs_instance *instance = NULL;
struct tracefs_hist *hist;
struct tep_handle *tep;
struct tracefs_hist_axis *axes = NULL;
char *system;
char *event;
char *sav;
char *val;
int ret;
int cnt;
if (instance_name) {
instance = tracefs_instance_create(instance_name);
if (!instance) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed instance create\n");
exit(-1);
}
}
tep = tracefs_local_events(NULL);
if (!tep) {
perror("Could not read events");
exit(-1);
}
parse_system_event(group, &system, &event);
if (cmd == SHOW) {
char *content;
content = tracefs_event_file_read(instance, system, event,
"hist", NULL);
if (!content) {
perror("Reading hist file");
exit(-1);
}
printf("%s\n", content);
free(content);
return;
}
if (!keys) {
fprintf(stderr, "Command needs -k option\n");
exit(-1);
}
cnt = parse_keys(keys, &axes);
if (!cnt) {
fprintf(stderr, "No keys??\n");
exit(-1);
}
/* Show examples of hist1d and hist2d */
switch (cnt) {
case 1:
hist = tracefs_hist_alloc(tep, system, event,
axes[0].key, axes[0].type);
break;
case 2:
hist = tracefs_hist_alloc_2d(tep, system, event,
axes[0].key, axes[0].type,
axes[1].key, axes[1].type);
break;
default:
/* Really, 1 and 2 could use this too */
hist = tracefs_hist_alloc_nd(tep, system, event, axes);
}
if (!hist) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed hist create\n");
exit(-1);
}
if (vals) {
sav = NULL;
for (val = strtok_r(vals, ",", &sav); val; val = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &sav)) {
ret = tracefs_hist_add_value(hist, val);
if (ret) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to add value %s\n", val);
exit(-1);
}
}
}
if (sort) {
sav = NULL;
for (val = strtok_r(sort, ",", &sav); val; val = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &sav)) {
ret = tracefs_hist_add_sort_key(hist, val);
if (ret) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to add sort key/val %s\n", val);
exit(-1);
}
}
}
if (ascend) {
sav = NULL;
for (val = strtok_r(ascend, ",", &sav); val; val = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &sav)) {
ret = tracefs_hist_sort_key_direction(hist, val, TRACEFS_HIST_SORT_ASCENDING);
if (ret) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to add ascending key/val %s\n", val);
exit(-1);
}
}
}
if (desc) {
sav = NULL;
for (val = strtok_r(desc, ",", &sav); val; val = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &sav)) {
ret = tracefs_hist_sort_key_direction(hist, val, TRACEFS_HIST_SORT_DESCENDING);
if (ret) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to add descending key/val %s\n", val);
exit(-1);
}
}
}
tracefs_error_clear(instance);
switch (cmd) {
case START:
ret = tracefs_hist_start(instance, hist);
if (ret) {
char *err = tracefs_error_last(instance);
if (err)
fprintf(stderr, "\n%s\n", err);
}
break;
case PAUSE:
ret = tracefs_hist_pause(instance, hist);
break;
case CONT:
ret = tracefs_hist_continue(instance, hist);
break;
case RESET:
ret = tracefs_hist_reset(instance, hist);
break;
case DELETE:
ret = tracefs_hist_destroy(instance, hist);
break;
case SHOW:
/* Show was already done */
break;
}
if (ret)
fprintf(stderr, "Failed: command\n");
exit(ret);
}
int main (int argc, char **argv, char **env)
{
enum commands cmd;
char *instance = NULL;
char *cmd_str;
char *event = NULL;
char *keys = NULL;
char *vals = NULL;
char *sort = NULL;
char *desc = NULL;
char *ascend = NULL;
if (argc < 2) {
fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s command [-B instance][-e [system/]event][-k keys][-v vals][-s sort]\n", argv[0]);
fprintf(stderr, " [-a ascending][-d descending]\n");
exit(-1);
}
cmd_str = argv[1];
if (!strcmp(cmd_str, "start"))
cmd = START;
else if (!strcmp(cmd_str, "pause"))
cmd = PAUSE;
else if (!strcmp(cmd_str, "cont"))
cmd = CONT;
else if (!strcmp(cmd_str, "reset"))
cmd = RESET;
else if (!strcmp(cmd_str, "delete"))
cmd = DELETE;
else if (!strcmp(cmd_str, "show"))
cmd = SHOW;
else {
fprintf(stderr, "Unknown command %s\n", cmd_str);
exit(-1);
}
for (;;) {
int c;
c = getopt(argc - 1, argv + 1, "e:k:v:B:s:d:a:");
if (c == -1)
break;
switch (c) {
case 'e':
event = optarg;
break;
case 'k':
keys = optarg;
break;
case 'v':
vals = optarg;
break;
case 'B':
instance = optarg;
break;
case 's':
sort = optarg;
break;
case 'd':
desc = optarg;
break;
case 'a':
ascend = optarg;
break;
}
}
if (!event) {
event = "kmem/kmalloc";
if (!keys)
keys = "call_site.sym,bytes_req";
if (!vals)
vals = "bytes_alloc";
if (!sort)
sort = "bytes_req,bytes_alloc";
if (!desc)
desc = "bytes_alloc";
}
process_hist(cmd, instance, event, keys, vals, sort, ascend, desc);
}
tracefs.h
Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
-ltracefs
Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
libtracefs(3), libtraceevent(3), trace-cmd(1),
tracefs_hist_pause(3), tracefs_hist_continue(3),
tracefs_hist_reset(3)
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org[1]>
Tzvetomir Stoyanov <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com[2]>
sameeruddin shaik <sameeruddin.shaik8@gmail.com[3]>
Report bugs to <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org[4]>
libtracefs is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtracefs.git/
Copyright (C) 2020 VMware, Inc. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL).
1. rostedt@goodmis.org
mailto:rostedt@goodmis.org
2. tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
mailto:tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
3. sameeruddin.shaik8@gmail.com
mailto:sameeruddin.shaik8@gmail.com
4. linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
mailto:linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
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