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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/tools/rtla/common_options.rst | 61 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/tools/rtla/common_osnoise_options.rst | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/tools/rtla/common_timerlat_options.rst | 74 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-hwnoise.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-osnoise-hist.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-osnoise-top.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-timerlat-hist.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-timerlat-top.rst | 2 |
8 files changed, 89 insertions, 64 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_options.rst b/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_options.rst index 2dc1575210aa..77ef35d3f831 100644 --- a/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_options.rst +++ b/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_options.rst @@ -53,6 +53,67 @@ **--trace-buffer-size** *kB* Set the per-cpu trace buffer size in kB for the tracing output. +**--on-threshold** *action* + + Defines an action to be executed when tracing is stopped on a latency threshold + specified by |threshold|. + + Multiple --on-threshold actions may be specified, and they will be executed in + the order they are provided. If any action fails, subsequent actions in the list + will not be executed. + + Supported actions are: + + - *trace[,file=<filename>]* + + Saves trace output, optionally taking a filename. Alternative to -t/--trace. + Note that nlike -t/--trace, specifying this multiple times will result in + the trace being saved multiple times. + + - *signal,num=<sig>,pid=<pid>* + + Sends signal to process. "parent" might be specified in place of pid to target + the parent process of rtla. + + - *shell,command=<command>* + + Execute shell command. + + - *continue* + + Continue tracing after actions are executed instead of stopping. + + Example: + + $ rtla |tool| |thresharg| 20 --on-threshold trace + --on-threshold shell,command="grep ipi_send |tracer|\_trace.txt" + --on-threshold signal,num=2,pid=parent + + This will save a trace with the default filename "|tracer|\_trace.txt", print its + lines that contain the text "ipi_send" on standard output, and send signal 2 + (SIGINT) to the parent process. + + Performance Considerations: + + |actionsperf| + +**--on-end** *action* + + Defines an action to be executed at the end of tracing. + + Multiple --on-end actions can be specified, and they will be executed in the order + they are provided. If any action fails, subsequent actions in the list will not be + executed. + + See the documentation for **--on-threshold** for the list of supported actions, with + the exception that *continue* has no effect. + + Example: + + $ rtla |tool| -d 5s --on-end trace + + This runs rtla with the default options, and saves trace output at the end. + **-h**, **--help** Print help menu. diff --git a/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_osnoise_options.rst b/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_osnoise_options.rst index d73de2d58f5f..bd3c4f499193 100644 --- a/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_osnoise_options.rst +++ b/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_osnoise_options.rst @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +.. |threshold| replace:: **-a/--auto**, **-s/--stop**, or **-S/--stop-total** +.. |thresharg| replace:: -s +.. |tracer| replace:: osnoise + +.. |actionsperf| replace:: + Due to implementational limitations, actions might be delayed + up to one second after tracing is stopped. + **-a**, **--auto** *us* Set the automatic trace mode. This mode sets some commonly used options diff --git a/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_timerlat_options.rst b/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_timerlat_options.rst index 7854368f1827..1f5d024b53aa 100644 --- a/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_timerlat_options.rst +++ b/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_timerlat_options.rst @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +.. |threshold| replace:: **-a/--auto**, **-i/--irq**, or **-T/--thread** +.. |thresharg| replace:: -T +.. |tracer| replace:: timerlat + +.. |actionsperf| replace:: + For time-sensitive actions, it is recommended to run **rtla timerlat** with BPF + support and RT priority. Note that due to implementational limitations, actions + might be delayed up to one second after tracing is stopped if BPF mode is not + available or disabled. + **-a**, **--auto** *us* Set the automatic trace mode. This mode sets some commonly used options @@ -55,67 +65,3 @@ Set timerlat to run without workload, waiting for the user to dispatch a per-cpu task that waits for a new period on the tracing/osnoise/per_cpu/cpu$ID/timerlat_fd. See linux/tools/rtla/sample/timerlat_load.py for an example of user-load code. - -**--on-threshold** *action* - - Defines an action to be executed when tracing is stopped on a latency threshold - specified by **-i/--irq** or **-T/--thread**. - - Multiple --on-threshold actions may be specified, and they will be executed in - the order they are provided. If any action fails, subsequent actions in the list - will not be executed. - - Supported actions are: - - - *trace[,file=<filename>]* - - Saves trace output, optionally taking a filename. Alternative to -t/--trace. - Note that nlike -t/--trace, specifying this multiple times will result in - the trace being saved multiple times. - - - *signal,num=<sig>,pid=<pid>* - - Sends signal to process. "parent" might be specified in place of pid to target - the parent process of rtla. - - - *shell,command=<command>* - - Execute shell command. - - - *continue* - - Continue tracing after actions are executed instead of stopping. - - Example: - - $ rtla timerlat -T 20 --on-threshold trace - --on-threshold shell,command="grep ipi_send timerlat_trace.txt" - --on-threshold signal,num=2,pid=parent - - This will save a trace with the default filename "timerlat_trace.txt", print its - lines that contain the text "ipi_send" on standard output, and send signal 2 - (SIGINT) to the parent process. - - Performance Considerations: - - For time-sensitive actions, it is recommended to run **rtla timerlat** with BPF - support and RT priority. Note that due to implementational limitations, actions - might be delayed up to one second after tracing is stopped if BPF mode is not - available or disabled. - -**--on-end** *action* - - Defines an action to be executed at the end of **rtla timerlat** tracing. - - Multiple --on-end actions can be specified, and they will be executed in the order - they are provided. If any action fails, subsequent actions in the list will not be - executed. - - See the documentation for **--on-threshold** for the list of supported actions, with - the exception that *continue* has no effect. - - Example: - - $ rtla timerlat -d 5s --on-end trace - - This runs rtla timerlat with default options and save trace output at the end. diff --git a/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-hwnoise.rst b/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-hwnoise.rst index fb1c52bbc00b..3a7163c02ac8 100644 --- a/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-hwnoise.rst +++ b/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-hwnoise.rst @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 +.. |tool| replace:: hwnoise + ============ rtla-hwnoise ============ diff --git a/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-osnoise-hist.rst b/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-osnoise-hist.rst index f2e79d22c4c4..1fc60ef26106 100644 --- a/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-osnoise-hist.rst +++ b/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-osnoise-hist.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. |tool| replace:: osnoise hist + =================== rtla-osnoise-hist =================== diff --git a/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-osnoise-top.rst b/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-osnoise-top.rst index 5d75d1394516..b1cbd7bcd4ae 100644 --- a/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-osnoise-top.rst +++ b/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-osnoise-top.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. |tool| replace:: osnoise top + =================== rtla-osnoise-top =================== diff --git a/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-timerlat-hist.rst b/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-timerlat-hist.rst index b2d8726271b3..4923a362129b 100644 --- a/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-timerlat-hist.rst +++ b/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-timerlat-hist.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. |tool| replace:: timerlat hist + ===================== rtla-timerlat-hist ===================== diff --git a/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-timerlat-top.rst b/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-timerlat-top.rst index ab6cb60c9083..50968cdd2095 100644 --- a/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-timerlat-top.rst +++ b/Documentation/tools/rtla/rtla-timerlat-top.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. |tool| replace:: timerlat top + ==================== rtla-timerlat-top ==================== |