Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: introduce event tracepoints for dynamic device_node lifecyle

From: Frank Rowand <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:47:56 -0700

On 04/19/17 19:33, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:27:10 -0700
> Tyrel Datwyler <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
>> # echo stacktrace > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace_options
>> # cat trace | grep -A6 "/pci@800000020000018"
> 
> Just to let you know that there is now stacktrace event triggers, where
> you don't need to stacktrace all events, you can pick and choose. And
> even filter the stack trace on specific fields of the event.
> 
>  # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
>  # echo "stacktrace if common_pid == $$ && reason == 3" \
>    > events/tlb/tlb_flush/trigger
> 
>  # cat trace
>             bash-1103  [003] ...1  1290.100133: tlb_flush: pages:-1 reason:local mm shootdown (3)
>             bash-1103  [003] ...2  1290.100140: <stack trace>
>  => copy_process.part.39
>  => _do_fork
>  => SyS_clone
>  => do_syscall_64
>  => return_from_SYSCALL_64
> 
> -- Steve
> .
> 

Thanks for chiming in.

The power and flexibility of the trace tools is quite amazing
I need to make room in my schedule to catch up on what has been
added in the last several years.

-Frank