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[v2,03/11] tools/lib/traceevent: libtraceevent man pages for tep_handler related APIs

Message ID 20181109133135.25804-4-tstoyanov@vmware.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
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Series Man pages for libtraceevent | expand

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Tzvetomir Stoyanov Nov. 9, 2018, 1:31 p.m. UTC
This patch adds 4 new man pages for:
tep_register_comm,tep_pid_is_registered,tep_data_comm_from_pid,
tep_data_pid_from_comm,tep_cmdline_pid,tep_alloc,tep_free,tep_get_long_size,
tep_set_long_size,tep_set_flag, as part of the libtraceevent APIs.

Signed-off-by: Tzvetomir Stoyanov <tstoyanov@vmware.com>
---
 .../Documentation/libtraceevent-commands.txt  | 130 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../Documentation/libtraceevent-handle.txt    | 101 ++++++++++++++
 .../Documentation/libtraceevent-long_size.txt |  79 +++++++++++
 .../Documentation/libtraceevent-set_flag.txt  |  94 +++++++++++++
 tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c        |   9 +-
 5 files changed, 410 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-commands.txt
 create mode 100644 tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-handle.txt
 create mode 100644 tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-long_size.txt
 create mode 100644 tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-set_flag.txt
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diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-commands.txt b/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-commands.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f27151dd3101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-commands.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@ 
+libtraceevent(3)
+================
+
+NAME
+----
+tep_register_comm,tep_pid_is_registered,tep_data_comm_from_pid,tep_data_pid_from_comm,tep_cmdline_pid - handle pid to process name mappings
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+--
+*#include <event-parse.h>*
+
+int *tep_register_comm*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, const char pass:[*]_comm_, int _pid_);
+int *tep_pid_is_registered*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _pid_);
+const char pass:[*]*tep_data_comm_from_pid*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_pevent_, int _pid_);
+struct cmdline pass:[*]*tep_data_pid_from_comm*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_pevent_, const char pass:[*]_comm_, struct cmdline pass:[*]_next_);
+int *tep_cmdline_pid*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_pevent_, struct cmdline pass:[*]_cmdline_);
+--
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+These functions can be used to handle the mapping between pid and process name. 
+The library builds a cache of these mappings, which is used to display the name of 
+the process, instead of its pid. This information can be retrieved from 
+tracefs/saved_cmdlines file. It is also saved in trace.dat file. 
+
+The _tep_register_comm()_ function registers a pid / process name mapping. 
+The _pid_ argument is the process ID, the _comm_ argument is the process name, 
+_tep_ is the event context. The _comm_ is copied internally. 
+
+The _tep_pid_is_registered()_ function checks if a pid has a process name mapping 
+registered. The _pid_ argument is the process ID, _tep_ is the event context.
+
+The _tep_data_comm_from_pid()_ function returns the process name for a given pid.
+The _pid_ argument is the process ID, _tep_ is the event context. The returned 
+string should not be freed, but will be freed when the _tep_ handler is closed. 
+
+The _tep_data_pid_from_comm()_ function returns a pid for a given process name.
+The _comm_ argument is the process name, _tep_ is the event context. 
+The argument _next_ is the cmdline structure to search for the next pid.
+As there may be more than one pid for a given process, the result of this call 
+can be passed back into a recurring call in the _next_ parameter, to search for 
+the next pid. If _next_ is NULL, it will return the first pid associated with
+the _comm_. The function performs a linear search, so it may be slow.
+
+The _tep_cmdline_pid()_ function returns the pid associated with a given _cmdline_.
+The _tep_ argument is the event context.
+
+RETURN VALUE
+------------
+_tep_register_comm()_ function returns 0 on success, or -1 in case of an error.
+
+_tep_pid_is_registered()_ function returns 1 if the _pid_ has a process name 
+mapped to it, 0 otherwise.
+
+_tep_data_comm_from_pid()_ function returns the process name as string, or the 
+string "<...>" if there is no mapping for the given pid.
+
+_tep_data_pid_from_comm()_ function returns a pointer to a struct cmdline, that 
+holds a pid for a given process, or NULL if none is found. This result can be 
+passed back into a recurring call as the _next_ parameter of the function.
+
+_tep_cmdline_pid()_ functions returns the pid for the give cmdline. If _cmdline_
+ is NULL, then -1 is returned.
+ 
+EXAMPLE
+-------
+The following example registers pid for command "ls", in context of event _tep_ 
+and performs various searches for pid / process name mappings:
+[source,c]
+--
+#include <event-parse.h>
+...
+int ls_pid = 1021;
+struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
+...
+	if (tep_register_comm(tep, "ls", ls_pid) != 0) {
+		/* Failed to register pid / command mapping */
+	}
+....
+	if (tep_pid_is_registered(tep, ls_pid) == 0) {
+		/* Command mapping for ls_pid is not registered */
+	}
+...
+	const char *comm = tep_data_comm_from_pid(tep, ls_pid);
+	if (comm) {
+		/* Found process name for ls_pid */
+	}
+...	
+	int pid;
+	struct cmdline *cmd = tep_data_pid_from_comm(tep, "ls", NULL);
+	while (cmd) {
+		pid = tep_cmdline_pid(tep, cmd);
+		/* Found pid for process "ls" */
+		cmd = tep_data_pid_from_comm(tep, "ls", cmd);
+	}
+--
+FILES
+-----
+[verse]
+--
+*event-parse.h*
+	Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
+*-ltraceevent*
+	Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
+--
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+_libtraceevent(3)_, _trace-cmd(1)_
+
+AUTHOR
+------
+[verse]
+--
+*Steven Rostedt* <rostedt@goodmis.org>, author of *libtraceevent*.
+*Tzvetomir Stoyanov* <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>, author of this man page.
+--
+REPORTING BUGS
+--------------
+Report bugs to  <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org>
+
+LICENSE
+-------
+libtraceevent is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1
+
+RESOURCES
+---------
+https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-handle.txt b/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-handle.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4fda29c2e607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-handle.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ 
+libtraceevent(3)
+================
+
+NAME
+----
+tep_alloc,tep_free,tep_ref,tep_unref,tep_ref_get - Create, destroy manage 
+references of trace event parser context.
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+--
+*#include <event-parse.h>*
+
+struct tep_handle pass:[*]*tep_alloc*(void);
+void *tep_free*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
+void *tep_ref*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
+void *tep_unref*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
+int *tep_ref_get*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
+--
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+These are the main functions to create and destroy tep_handle - the main
+structure, representing the trace event parser context. This context is used as
+the input parameter of most library APIs.
+
+The _tep_alloc()_ function allocates and initializes the tep context.
+
+The _tep_free()_ function will decrement the reference of the _tep_ handler.
+When there is no more references, then it will free the handler, as well
+as clean up all its resources that it had used. The argument _tep_ is 
+the pointer to the trace event parser context.
+
+The _tep_ref()_ function adds a reference to the _tep_ handler.
+
+The _tep_unref()_ function removes a reference from the _tep_ handler. When 
+the last reference is removed, the _tep_ is destroyed, and all resources that 
+it had used are cleaned up.
+
+The _tep_ref_get()_ functions gets the current references of the _tep_ handler.
+
+RETURN VALUE
+------------
+_tep_alloc()_ returns a pointer to a newly created tep_handle structure. 
+NULL is returned in case there is not enough free memory to allocate it.
+
+_tep_ref_get()_ returns the current references of _tep_.
+If _tep_ is NULL, 0 is returned.
+
+EXAMPLE
+-------
+[source,c]
+--
+#include <event-parse.h>
+
+...
+struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
+...
+int ref = tep_ref_get(tep);
+tep_ref(tep);
+if ( (ref+1) != tep_ref_get(tep)) {
+	/* Something wrong happened, the counter is not incremented by 1 */
+}
+tep_unref(tep);
+...
+tep_free(tep);
+...
+--
+FILES
+-----
+[verse]
+--
+*event-parse.h*
+	Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
+*-ltraceevent*
+	Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
+--
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+_libtraceevent(3)_, _trace-cmd(1)_
+
+AUTHOR
+------
+[verse]
+--
+*Steven Rostedt* <rostedt@goodmis.org>, author of *libtraceevent*.
+*Tzvetomir Stoyanov* <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>, author of this man page.
+--
+REPORTING BUGS
+--------------
+Report bugs to  <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org>
+
+LICENSE
+-------
+libtraceevent is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1
+
+RESOURCES
+---------
+https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-long_size.txt b/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-long_size.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce7fb063a8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-long_size.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ 
+libtraceevent(3)
+================
+
+NAME
+----
+tep_get_long_size,tep_set_long_size - Get / set the size of a long integer on 
+the machine, where the trace is generated, in bytes
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+--
+*#include <event-parse.h>*
+
+int *tep_get_long_size*(strucqt tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
+void *tep_set_long_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _long_size_);
+--
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+The _tep_get_long_size()_ function returns the size of a long integer on the machine, 
+where the trace is generated. The _tep_ argument is trace event parser context.
+
+The _tep_set_long_size()_ function sets the size of a long integer on the machine, 
+where the trace is generated. The _tep_ argument is trace event parser context. 
+The _long_size_ is the size of a long integer, in bytes. 
+This information is saved in the trace.dat file.
+
+RETURN VALUE
+------------
+The _tep_get_long_size()_ function returns the size of a long integer on the machine, 
+where the trace is generated, in bytes.
+
+EXAMPLE
+-------
+[source,c]
+--
+#include <event-parse.h>
+...
+struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
+...
+tep_set_long_size(tep, 4);
+...
+int long_size = tep_get_long_size(tep);
+...
+--
+
+FILES
+-----
+[verse]
+--
+*event-parse.h*
+	Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
+*-ltraceevent*
+	Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
+--
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+_libtraceevent(3)_, _trace-cmd(1)_
+
+AUTHOR
+------
+[verse]
+--
+*Steven Rostedt* <rostedt@goodmis.org>, author of *libtraceevent*.
+*Tzvetomir Stoyanov* <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>, author of this man page.
+--
+REPORTING BUGS
+--------------
+Report bugs to  <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org>
+
+LICENSE
+-------
+libtraceevent is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1
+
+RESOURCES
+---------
+https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-set_flag.txt b/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-set_flag.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e5393610cfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Documentation/libtraceevent-set_flag.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ 
+libtraceevent(3)
+================
+
+NAME
+----
+tep_set_flag - Set a flag or combination of flags of trace event parser context 
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+--
+*#include <event-parse.h>*
+
+enum *tep_flag* {
+	_TEP_NSEC_OUTPUT_,
+	_TEP_DISABLE_SYS_PLUGINS_,
+	_TEP_DISABLE_PLUGINS_
+};
+void *tep_set_flag*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _flag_);
+--
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+[verse]
+--
+The _tep_set_flag()_ function sets _flag_ or any combination of flags to _tep_ context.
+Flags are defined in *enum tep_flag*:
+	_TEP_NSEC_OUTPUT_ - print event's timestamp in nano seconds, instead of micro seconds.
+	_TEP_DISABLE_SYS_PLUGINS_ - disable plugins, located in system's plugin directory. 
+				This directory is defined at library compile time, and usually
+				depends on library installation prefix: (install_preffix)/lib/traceevent/plugins
+	_TEP_DISABLE_PLUGINS_ - disable all library plugins: 
+			 	- in system's plugin directory 
+			 	- in directory, defined by the environment variable _TRACEEVENT_PLUGIN_DIR_
+			 	- in user's home directory, _~/.traceevent/plugins_
+
+Note: plugin related flags must me set before calling _tep_load_plugins()_ API.
+--
+
+RETURN VALUE
+------------
+_tep_set_flag()_ functions has no return value.
+
+EXAMPLE
+-------
+[source,c]
+--
+#include <event-parse.h>
+...
+struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
+...
+/* Set printing of timestamps in nano seconds and disable system plugins */
+tep_set_flag(tep, TEP_NSEC_OUTPUT | TEP_DISABLE_SYS_PLUGINS);
+...
+/* Disable all library plugins */
+tep_set_flag(tep,  TEP_DISABLE_PLUGINS);
+...
+--
+FILES
+-----
+[verse]
+--
+*event-parse.h*
+	Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
+*trace-seq.h*
+	Header file to include in order to have access to trace sequences related APIs.
+	Trace sequences are used to allow a function to call several other functions 
+	to create a string of data to use.
+*-ltraceevent*
+	Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
+--
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+_libtraceevent(3)_, _trace-cmd(1)_
+
+AUTHOR
+------
+[verse]
+--
+*Steven Rostedt* <rostedt@goodmis.org>, author of *libtraceevent*.
+*Tzvetomir Stoyanov* <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>, author of this man page.
+--
+REPORTING BUGS
+--------------
+Report bugs to  <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org>
+
+LICENSE
+-------
+libtraceevent is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1
+
+RESOURCES
+---------
+https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c
index 52188921cfe3..c0fb86e29aac 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c
@@ -140,10 +140,12 @@  void tep_set_cpus(struct tep_handle *pevent, int cpus)
 }
 
 /**
- * tep_get_long_size - get the size of a long integer on the current machine
+ * tep_get_long_size - get the size of a long integer on the machine,
+ * 		       where the trace is generated
  * @pevent: a handle to the tep_handle
  *
- * This returns the size of a long integer on the current machine
+ * This returns the size of a long integer on the machine,
+ * where the trace is generated
  * If @pevent is NULL, 0 is returned.
  */
 int tep_get_long_size(struct tep_handle *pevent)
@@ -154,7 +156,8 @@  int tep_get_long_size(struct tep_handle *pevent)
 }
 
 /**
- * tep_set_long_size - set the size of a long integer on the current machine
+ * tep_set_long_size - set the size of a long integer on the machine,
+ * 			where the trace is generated
  * @pevent: a handle to the tep_handle
  * @size: size, in bytes, of a long integer
  *