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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-03-11 17:01:32 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-03-11 17:01:32 -0700
commit6cdfa54cd22984ae785b0d496b53405d6da9ad1d (patch)
tree6d5d58d21eccdfebf93a5835258d7f333ef21c13 /Documentation
parenta089e4fed5c5e8717f233d71bb750fbf9e1f38e0 (diff)
parent85f726a35e504418607b77c5e7da165dc1ea63ce (diff)
Merge tag 'trace-v5.1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace
Pull tracing updates from Steven Rostedt: "The biggest change for this release is in the histogram code: - Add "onchange(var)" histogram handler that executes a action when $var changes. - Add new "snapshot()" action for histogram handlers, that causes a snapshot of the ring buffer when triggered. ie. onchange(var).snapshot() will trigger a snapshot if var changes. - Add alternative for "trace()" action. Currently, to trigger a synthetic event, the name of that event is used as the handler name, which is inconsistent with the other actions. onchange(var).synthetic(param) where it can now be onchange(var).trace(synthetic, param). The older method will still be allowed, as long as the synthetic events do not overlap with other handler names. - The histogram documentation at testcases were updated for the new changes. Outside of the histogram code, we have: - Added a quicker way to enable set_ftrace_filter files, that will make it much quicker to bisect tracing a function that shouldn't be traced and crashes the kernel. (You can echo in numbers to set_ftrace_filter, and it will select the corresponding function that is in available_filter_functions). - Some better displaying of the tracing data (and more information was added). The rest are small fixes and more clean ups to the code" * tag 'trace-v5.1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace: (37 commits) tracing: Use strncpy instead of memcpy when copying comm in trace.c tracing: Use strncpy instead of memcpy when copying comm for hist triggers tracing: Use strncpy instead of memcpy for string keys in hist triggers tracing: Use str_has_prefix() in synth_event_create() x86/ftrace: Fix warning and considate ftrace_jmp_replace() and ftrace_call_replace() tracing/perf: Use strndup_user() instead of buggy open-coded version doc: trace: Fix documentation for uprobe_profile tracing: Fix spelling mistake: "analagous" -> "analogous" tracing: Comment why cond_snapshot is checked outside of max_lock protection tracing: Add hist trigger action 'expected fail' test case tracing: Add alternative synthetic event trace action test case tracing: Add hist trigger onchange() handler test case tracing: Add hist trigger snapshot() action test case tracing: Add SPDX license GPL-2.0 license identifier to inter-event testcases tracing: Add alternative synthetic event trace action syntax tracing: Add hist trigger onchange() handler Documentation tracing: Add hist trigger onchange() handler tracing: Add hist trigger snapshot() action Documentation tracing: Add hist trigger snapshot() action tracing: Add conditional snapshot ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst89
-rw-r--r--Documentation/trace/histogram.rst316
-rw-r--r--Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst7
3 files changed, 379 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
index 0131df7f5968..7c5e6d6ab5d1 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files:
This interface also allows for commands to be used. See the
"Filter commands" section for more details.
+ As a speed up, since processing strings can't be quite expensive
+ and requires a check of all functions registered to tracing, instead
+ an index can be written into this file. A number (starting with "1")
+ written will instead select the same corresponding at the line position
+ of the "available_filter_functions" file.
+
set_ftrace_notrace:
This has an effect opposite to that of
@@ -1396,6 +1402,57 @@ enabling function tracing, we incur an added overhead. This
overhead may extend the latency times. But nevertheless, this
trace has provided some very helpful debugging information.
+If we prefer function graph output instead of function, we can set
+display-graph option::
+ with echo 1 > options/display-graph
+
+ # tracer: irqsoff
+ #
+ # irqsoff latency trace v1.1.5 on 4.20.0-rc6+
+ # --------------------------------------------------------------------
+ # latency: 3751 us, #274/274, CPU#0 | (M:desktop VP:0, KP:0, SP:0 HP:0 #P:4)
+ # -----------------
+ # | task: bash-1507 (uid:0 nice:0 policy:0 rt_prio:0)
+ # -----------------
+ # => started at: free_debug_processing
+ # => ended at: return_to_handler
+ #
+ #
+ # _-----=> irqs-off
+ # / _----=> need-resched
+ # | / _---=> hardirq/softirq
+ # || / _--=> preempt-depth
+ # ||| /
+ # REL TIME CPU TASK/PID |||| DURATION FUNCTION CALLS
+ # | | | | |||| | | | | | |
+ 0 us | 0) bash-1507 | d... | 0.000 us | _raw_spin_lock_irqsave();
+ 0 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..1 | 0.378 us | do_raw_spin_trylock();
+ 1 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..2 | | set_track() {
+ 2 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..2 | | save_stack_trace() {
+ 2 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..2 | | __save_stack_trace() {
+ 3 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..2 | | __unwind_start() {
+ 3 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..2 | | get_stack_info() {
+ 3 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..2 | 0.351 us | in_task_stack();
+ 4 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..2 | 1.107 us | }
+ [...]
+ 3750 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..1 | 0.516 us | do_raw_spin_unlock();
+ 3750 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..1 | 0.000 us | _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore();
+ 3764 us | 0) bash-1507 | d..1 | 0.000 us | tracer_hardirqs_on();
+ bash-1507 0d..1 3792us : <stack trace>
+ => free_debug_processing
+ => __slab_free
+ => kmem_cache_free
+ => vm_area_free
+ => remove_vma
+ => exit_mmap
+ => mmput
+ => flush_old_exec
+ => load_elf_binary
+ => search_binary_handler
+ => __do_execve_file.isra.32
+ => __x64_sys_execve
+ => do_syscall_64
+ => entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe
preemptoff
----------
@@ -2784,6 +2841,38 @@ Produces::
We can see that there's no more lock or preempt tracing.
+Selecting function filters via index
+------------------------------------
+
+Because processing of strings is expensive (the address of the function
+needs to be looked up before comparing to the string being passed in),
+an index can be used as well to enable functions. This is useful in the
+case of setting thousands of specific functions at a time. By passing
+in a list of numbers, no string processing will occur. Instead, the function
+at the specific location in the internal array (which corresponds to the
+functions in the "available_filter_functions" file), is selected.
+
+::
+
+ # echo 1 > set_ftrace_filter
+
+Will select the first function listed in "available_filter_functions"
+
+::
+
+ # head -1 available_filter_functions
+ trace_initcall_finish_cb
+
+ # cat set_ftrace_filter
+ trace_initcall_finish_cb
+
+ # head -50 available_filter_functions | tail -1
+ x86_pmu_commit_txn
+
+ # echo 1 50 > set_ftrace_filter
+ # cat set_ftrace_filter
+ trace_initcall_finish_cb
+ x86_pmu_commit_txn
Dynamic ftrace with the function graph tracer
---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst b/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst
index 7dda76503127..0ea59d45aef1 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Documentation written by Tom Zanussi
hist:keys=<field1[,field2,...]>[:values=<field1[,field2,...]>]
[:sort=<field1[,field2,...]>][:size=#entries][:pause][:continue]
- [:clear][:name=histname1] [if <filter>]
+ [:clear][:name=histname1][:<handler>.<action>] [if <filter>]
When a matching event is hit, an entry is added to a hash table
using the key(s) and value(s) named. Keys and values correspond to
@@ -1831,41 +1831,87 @@ and looks and behaves just like any other event::
Like any other event, once a histogram is enabled for the event, the
output can be displayed by reading the event's 'hist' file.
-2.2.3 Hist trigger 'actions'
-----------------------------
+2.2.3 Hist trigger 'handlers' and 'actions'
+-------------------------------------------
-A hist trigger 'action' is a function that's executed whenever a
-histogram entry is added or updated.
+A hist trigger 'action' is a function that's executed (in most cases
+conditionally) whenever a histogram entry is added or updated.
-The default 'action' if no special function is explicitly specified is
-as it always has been, to simply update the set of values associated
-with an entry. Some applications, however, may want to perform
-additional actions at that point, such as generate another event, or
-compare and save a maximum.
+When a histogram entry is added or updated, a hist trigger 'handler'
+is what decides whether the corresponding action is actually invoked
+or not.
-The following additional actions are available. To specify an action
-for a given event, simply specify the action between colons in the
-hist trigger specification.
+Hist trigger handlers and actions are paired together in the general
+form:
- - onmatch(matching.event).<synthetic_event_name>(param list)
+ <handler>.<action>
- The 'onmatch(matching.event).<synthetic_event_name>(params)' hist
- trigger action is invoked whenever an event matches and the
- histogram entry would be added or updated. It causes the named
- synthetic event to be generated with the values given in the
+To specify a handler.action pair for a given event, simply specify
+that handler.action pair between colons in the hist trigger
+specification.
+
+In theory, any handler can be combined with any action, but in
+practice, not every handler.action combination is currently supported;
+if a given handler.action combination isn't supported, the hist
+trigger will fail with -EINVAL;
+
+The default 'handler.action' if none is explicity specified is as it
+always has been, to simply update the set of values associated with an
+entry. Some applications, however, may want to perform additional
+actions at that point, such as generate another event, or compare and
+save a maximum.
+
+The supported handlers and actions are listed below, and each is
+described in more detail in the following paragraphs, in the context
+of descriptions of some common and useful handler.action combinations.
+
+The available handlers are:
+
+ - onmatch(matching.event) - invoke action on any addition or update
+ - onmax(var) - invoke action if var exceeds current max
+ - onchange(var) - invoke action if var changes
+
+The available actions are:
+
+ - trace(<synthetic_event_name>,param list) - generate synthetic event
+ - save(field,...) - save current event fields
+ - snapshot() - snapshot the trace buffer
+
+The following commonly-used handler.action pairs are available:
+
+ - onmatch(matching.event).trace(<synthetic_event_name>,param list)
+
+ The 'onmatch(matching.event).trace(<synthetic_event_name>,param
+ list)' hist trigger action is invoked whenever an event matches
+ and the histogram entry would be added or updated. It causes the
+ named synthetic event to be generated with the values given in the
'param list'. The result is the generation of a synthetic event
that consists of the values contained in those variables at the
- time the invoking event was hit.
-
- The 'param list' consists of one or more parameters which may be
- either variables or fields defined on either the 'matching.event'
- or the target event. The variables or fields specified in the
- param list may be either fully-qualified or unqualified. If a
- variable is specified as unqualified, it must be unique between
- the two events. A field name used as a param can be unqualified
- if it refers to the target event, but must be fully qualified if
- it refers to the matching event. A fully-qualified name is of the
- form 'system.event_name.$var_name' or 'system.event_name.field'.
+ time the invoking event was hit. For example, if the synthetic
+ event name is 'wakeup_latency', a wakeup_latency event is
+ generated using onmatch(event).trace(wakeup_latency,arg1,arg2).
+
+ There is also an equivalent alternative form available for
+ generating synthetic events. In this form, the synthetic event
+ name is used as if it were a function name. For example, using
+ the 'wakeup_latency' synthetic event name again, the
+ wakeup_latency event would be generated by invoking it as if it
+ were a function call, with the event field values passed in as
+ arguments: onmatch(event).wakeup_latency(arg1,arg2). The syntax
+ for this form is:
+
+ onmatch(matching.event).<synthetic_event_name>(param list)
+
+ In either case, the 'param list' consists of one or more
+ parameters which may be either variables or fields defined on
+ either the 'matching.event' or the target event. The variables or
+ fields specified in the param list may be either fully-qualified
+ or unqualified. If a variable is specified as unqualified, it
+ must be unique between the two events. A field name used as a
+ param can be unqualified if it refers to the target event, but
+ must be fully qualified if it refers to the matching event. A
+ fully-qualified name is of the form 'system.event_name.$var_name'
+ or 'system.event_name.field'.
The 'matching.event' specification is simply the fully qualified
event name of the event that matches the target event for the
@@ -1896,6 +1942,12 @@ hist trigger specification.
wakeup_new_test($testpid) if comm=="cyclictest"' >> \
/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/sched_wakeup_new/trigger
+ Or, equivalently, using the 'trace' keyword syntax:
+
+ # echo 'hist:keys=$testpid:testpid=pid:onmatch(sched.sched_wakeup_new).\
+ trace(wakeup_new_test,$testpid) if comm=="cyclictest"' >> \
+ /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/sched_wakeup_new/trigger
+
Creating and displaying a histogram based on those events is now
just a matter of using the fields and new synthetic event in the
tracing/events/synthetic directory, as usual::
@@ -2000,6 +2052,212 @@ hist trigger specification.
Entries: 2
Dropped: 0
+ - onmax(var).snapshot()
+
+ The 'onmax(var).snapshot()' hist trigger action is invoked
+ whenever the value of 'var' associated with a histogram entry
+ exceeds the current maximum contained in that variable.
+
+ The end result is that a global snapshot of the trace buffer will
+ be saved in the tracing/snapshot file if 'var' exceeds the current
+ maximum for any hist trigger entry.
+
+ Note that in this case the maximum is a global maximum for the
+ current trace instance, which is the maximum across all buckets of
+ the histogram. The key of the specific trace event that caused
+ the global maximum and the global maximum itself are displayed,
+ along with a message stating that a snapshot has been taken and
+ where to find it. The user can use the key information displayed
+ to locate the corresponding bucket in the histogram for even more
+ detail.
+
+ As an example the below defines a couple of hist triggers, one for
+ sched_waking and another for sched_switch, keyed on pid. Whenever
+ a sched_waking event occurs, the timestamp is saved in the entry
+ corresponding to the current pid, and when the scheduler switches
+ back to that pid, the timestamp difference is calculated. If the
+ resulting latency, stored in wakeup_lat, exceeds the current
+ maximum latency, a snapshot is taken. As part of the setup, all
+ the scheduler events are also enabled, which are the events that
+ will show up in the snapshot when it is taken at some point:
+
+ # echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/enable
+
+ # echo 'hist:keys=pid:ts0=common_timestamp.usecs \
+ if comm=="cyclictest"' >> \
+ /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/sched_waking/trigger
+
+ # echo 'hist:keys=next_pid:wakeup_lat=common_timestamp.usecs-$ts0: \
+ onmax($wakeup_lat).save(next_prio,next_comm,prev_pid,prev_prio, \
+ prev_comm):onmax($wakeup_lat).snapshot() \
+ if next_comm=="cyclictest"' >> \
+ /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/sched_switch/trigger
+
+ When the histogram is displayed, for each bucket the max value
+ and the saved values corresponding to the max are displayed
+ following the rest of the fields.
+
+ If a snaphot was taken, there is also a message indicating that,
+ along with the value and event that triggered the global maximum:
+
+ # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/sched_switch/hist
+ { next_pid: 2101 } hitcount: 200
+ max: 52 next_prio: 120 next_comm: cyclictest \
+ prev_pid: 0 prev_prio: 120 prev_comm: swapper/6
+
+ { next_pid: 2103 } hitcount: 1326
+ max: 572 next_prio: 19 next_comm: cyclictest \
+ prev_pid: 0 prev_prio: 120 prev_comm: swapper/1
+
+ { next_pid: 2102 } hitcount: 1982 \
+ max: 74 next_prio: 19 next_comm: cyclictest \
+ prev_pid: 0 prev_prio: 120 prev_comm: swapper/5
+
+ Snapshot taken (see tracing/snapshot). Details:
+ triggering value { onmax($wakeup_lat) }: 572 \
+ triggered by event with key: { next_pid: 2103 }
+
+ Totals:
+ Hits: 3508
+ Entries: 3
+ Dropped: 0
+
+ In the above case, the event that triggered the global maximum has
+ the key with next_pid == 2103. If you look at the bucket that has
+ 2103 as the key, you'll find the additional values save()'d along
+ with the local maximum for that bucket, which should be the same
+ as the global maximum (since that was the same value that
+ triggered the global snapshot).
+
+ And finally, looking at the snapshot data should show at or near
+ the end the event that triggered the snapshot (in this case you
+ can verify the timestamps between the sched_waking and
+ sched_switch events, which should match the time displayed in the
+ global maximum):
+
+ # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/snapshot
+
+ <...>-2103 [005] d..3 309.873125: sched_switch: prev_comm=cyclictest prev_pid=2103 prev_prio=19 prev_state=D ==> next_comm=swapper/5 next_pid=0 next_prio=120
+ <idle>-0 [005] d.h3 309.873611: sched_waking: comm=cyclictest pid=2102 prio=19 target_cpu=005
+ <idle>-0 [005] dNh4 309.873613: sched_wakeup: comm=cyclictest pid=2102 prio=19 target_cpu=005
+ <idle>-0 [005] d..3 309.873616: sched_switch: prev_comm=swapper/5 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=S ==> next_comm=cyclictest next_pid=2102 next_prio=19
+ <...>-2102 [005] d..3 309.873625: sched_switch: prev_comm=cyclictest prev_pid=2102 prev_prio=19 prev_state=D ==> next_comm=swapper/5 next_pid=0 next_prio=120
+ <idle>-0 [005] d.h3 309.874624: sched_waking: comm=cyclictest pid=2102 prio=19 target_cpu=005
+ <idle>-0 [005] dNh4 309.874626: sched_wakeup: comm=cyclictest pid=2102 prio=19 target_cpu=005
+ <idle>-0 [005] dNh3 309.874628: sched_waking: comm=cyclictest pid=2103 prio=19 target_cpu=005
+ <idle>-0 [005] dNh4 309.874630: sched_wakeup: comm=cyclictest pid=2103 prio=19 target_cpu=005
+ <idle>-0 [005] d..3 309.874633: sched_switch: prev_comm=swapper/5 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=S ==> next_comm=cyclictest next_pid=2102 next_prio=19
+ <idle>-0 [004] d.h3 309.874757: sched_waking: comm=gnome-terminal- pid=1699 prio=120 target_cpu=004
+ <idle>-0 [004] dNh4 309.874762: sched_wakeup: comm=gnome-terminal- pid=1699 prio=120 target_cpu=004
+ <idle>-0 [004] d..3 309.874766: sched_switch: prev_comm=swapper/4 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=S ==> next_comm=gnome-terminal- next_pid=1699 next_prio=120
+ gnome-terminal--1699 [004] d.h2 309.874941: sched_stat_runtime: comm=gnome-terminal- pid=1699 runtime=180706 [ns] vruntime=1126870572 [ns]
+ <idle>-0 [003] d.s4 309.874956: sched_waking: comm=rcu_sched pid=9 prio=120 target_cpu=007
+ <idle>-0 [003] d.s5 309.874960: sched_wake_idle_without_ipi: cpu=7
+ <idle>-0 [003] d.s5 309.874961: sched_wakeup: comm=rcu_sched pid=9 prio=120 target_cpu=007
+ <idle>-0 [007] d..3 309.874963: sched_switch: prev_comm=swapper/7 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=S ==> next_comm=rcu_sched next_pid=9 next_prio=120
+ rcu_sched-9 [007] d..3 309.874973: sched_stat_runtime: comm=rcu_sched pid=9 runtime=13646 [ns] vruntime=22531430286 [ns]
+ rcu_sched-9 [007] d..3 309.874978: sched_switch: prev_comm=rcu_sched prev_pid=9 prev_prio=120 prev_state=R+ ==> next_comm=swapper/7 next_pid=0 next_prio=120
+ <...>-2102 [005] d..4 309.874994: sched_migrate_task: comm=cyclictest pid=2103 prio=19 orig_cpu=5 dest_cpu=1
+ <...>-2102 [005] d..4 309.875185: sched_wake_idle_without_ipi: cpu=1
+ <idle>-0 [001] d..3 309.875200: sched_switch: prev_comm=swapper/1 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=S ==> next_comm=cyclictest next_pid=2103 next_prio=19
+
+ - onchange(var).save(field,.. .)
+
+ The 'onchange(var).save(field,...)' hist trigger action is invoked
+ whenever the value of 'var' associated with a histogram entry
+ changes.
+
+ The end result is that the trace event fields specified as the
+ onchange.save() params will be saved if 'var' changes for that
+ hist trigger entry. This allows context from the event that
+ changed the value to be saved for later reference. When the
+ histogram is displayed, additional fields displaying the saved
+ values will be printed.
+
+ - onchange(var).snapshot()
+
+ The 'onchange(var).snapshot()' hist trigger action is invoked
+ whenever the value of 'var' associated with a histogram entry
+ changes.
+
+ The end result is that a global snapshot of the trace buffer will
+ be saved in the tracing/snapshot file if 'var' changes for any
+ hist trigger entry.
+
+ Note that in this case the changed value is a global variable
+ associated withe current trace instance. The key of the specific
+ trace event that caused the value to change and the global value
+ itself are displayed, along with a message stating that a snapshot
+ has been taken and where to find it. The user can use the key
+ information displayed to locate the corresponding bucket in the
+ histogram for even more detail.
+
+ As an example the below defines a hist trigger on the tcp_probe
+ event, keyed on dport. Whenever a tcp_probe event occurs, the
+ cwnd field is checked against the current value stored in the
+ $cwnd variable. If the value has changed, a snapshot is taken.
+ As part of the setup, all the scheduler and tcp events are also
+ enabled, which are the events that will show up in the snapshot
+ when it is taken at some point:
+
+ # echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/enable
+ # echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/tcp/enable
+
+ # echo 'hist:keys=dport:cwnd=snd_cwnd: \
+ onchange($cwnd).save(snd_wnd,srtt,rcv_wnd): \
+ onchange($cwnd).snapshot()' >> \
+ /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/tcp/tcp_probe/trigger
+
+ When the histogram is displayed, for each bucket the tracked value
+ and the saved values corresponding to that value are displayed
+ following the rest of the fields.
+
+ If a snaphot was taken, there is also a message indicating that,
+ along with the value and event that triggered the snapshot:
+
+ # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/tcp/tcp_probe/hist
+ { dport: 1521 } hitcount: 8
+ changed: 10 snd_wnd: 35456 srtt: 154262 rcv_wnd: 42112
+
+ { dport: 80 } hitcount: 23
+ changed: 10 snd_wnd: 28960 srtt: 19604 rcv_wnd: 29312
+
+ { dport: 9001 } hitcount: 172
+ changed: 10 snd_wnd: 48384 srtt: 260444 rcv_wnd: 55168
+
+ { dport: 443 } hitcount: 211
+ changed: 10 snd_wnd: 26960 srtt: 17379 rcv_wnd: 28800
+
+ Snapshot taken (see tracing/snapshot). Details:
+ triggering value { onchange($cwnd) }: 10
+ triggered by event with key: { dport: 80 }
+
+ Totals:
+ Hits: 414
+ Entries: 4
+ Dropped: 0
+
+ In the above case, the event that triggered the snapshot has the
+ key with dport == 80. If you look at the bucket that has 80 as
+ the key, you'll find the additional values save()'d along with the
+ changed value for that bucket, which should be the same as the
+ global changed value (since that was the same value that triggered
+ the global snapshot).
+
+ And finally, looking at the snapshot data should show at or near
+ the end the event that triggered the snapshot:
+
+ # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/snapshot
+
+ gnome-shell-1261 [006] dN.3 49.823113: sched_stat_runtime: comm=gnome-shell pid=1261 runtime=49347 [ns] vruntime=1835730389 [ns]
+ kworker/u16:4-773 [003] d..3 49.823114: sched_switch: prev_comm=kworker/u16:4 prev_pid=773 prev_prio=120 prev_state=R+ ==> next_comm=kworker/3:2 next_pid=135 next_prio=120
+ gnome-shell-1261 [006] d..3 49.823114: sched_switch: prev_comm=gnome-shell prev_pid=1261 prev_prio=120 prev_state=R+ ==> next_comm=kworker/6:2 next_pid=387 next_prio=120
+ kworker/3:2-135 [003] d..3 49.823118: sched_stat_runtime: comm=kworker/3:2 pid=135 runtime=5339 [ns] vruntime=17815800388 [ns]
+ kworker/6:2-387 [006] d..3 49.823120: sched_stat_runtime: comm=kworker/6:2 pid=387 runtime=9594 [ns] vruntime=14589605367 [ns]
+ kworker/6:2-387 [006] d..3 49.823122: sched_switch: prev_comm=kworker/6:2 prev_pid=387 prev_prio=120 prev_state=R+ ==> next_comm=gnome-shell next_pid=1261 next_prio=120
+ kworker/3:2-135 [003] d..3 49.823123: sched_switch: prev_comm=kworker/3:2 prev_pid=135 prev_prio=120 prev_state=T ==> next_comm=swapper/3 next_pid=0 next_prio=120
+ <idle>-0 [004] ..s7 49.823798: tcp_probe: src=10.0.0.10:54326 dest=23.215.104.193:80 mark=0x0 length=32 snd_nxt=0xe3ae2ff5 snd_una=0xe3ae2ecd snd_cwnd=10 ssthresh=2147483647 snd_wnd=28960 srtt=19604 rcv_wnd=29312
+
3. User space creating a trigger
--------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst b/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst
index 4c3bfde2ba47..4346e23e3ae7 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst
@@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ For $comm, the default type is "string"; any other type is invalid.
Event Profiling
---------------
-You can check the total number of probe hits and probe miss-hits via
-/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/uprobe_profile.
-The first column is event name, the second is the number of probe hits,
-the third is the number of probe miss-hits.
+You can check the total number of probe hits per event via
+/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/uprobe_profile. The first column is the filename,
+the second is the event name, the third is the number of probe hits.
Usage examples
--------------