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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst index d2b5657ed33e..46df39300d22 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst @@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files: current_tracer: This is used to set or display the current tracer - that is configured. + that is configured. Changing the current tracer clears + the ring buffer content as well as the "snapshot" buffer. available_tracers: @@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files: This file holds the output of the trace in a human readable format (described below). Note, tracing is temporarily disabled when the file is open for reading. Once all readers - are closed, tracing is re-enabled. + are closed, tracing is re-enabled. Opening this file for + writing with the O_TRUNC flag clears the ring buffer content. trace_pipe: @@ -490,6 +492,9 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files: # echo global > trace_clock + Setting a clock clears the ring buffer content as well as the + "snapshot" buffer. + trace_marker: This is a very useful file for synchronizing user space |