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@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ | |||
1377 | the /tracing directory of the mounted debugfs filesystem | 1377 | the /tracing directory of the mounted debugfs filesystem |
1378 | (Yocto follows the standard convention and mounts it | 1378 | (Yocto follows the standard convention and mounts it |
1379 | at /sys/kernel/debug). Here's a listing of all the files | 1379 | at /sys/kernel/debug). Here's a listing of all the files |
1380 | found in /sys/kernel/debug/tracing on a Yocto system.: | 1380 | found in /sys/kernel/debug/tracing on a Yocto system: |
1381 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 1381 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
1382 | root@sugarbay:/sys/kernel/debug/tracing# ls | 1382 | root@sugarbay:/sys/kernel/debug/tracing# ls |
1383 | README kprobe_events trace | 1383 | README kprobe_events trace |
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ | |||
1634 | Also notice that there are various annotations on the left | 1634 | Also notice that there are various annotations on the left |
1635 | hand side of the display. For example if the total time it | 1635 | hand side of the display. For example if the total time it |
1636 | took for a given function to execute is above a certain | 1636 | took for a given function to execute is above a certain |
1637 | threshold, and exclamation point or plus sign appears on the | 1637 | threshold, an exclamation point or plus sign appears on the |
1638 | left hand side. Please see the ftrace documentation for | 1638 | left hand side. Please see the ftrace documentation for |
1639 | details on all these fields. | 1639 | details on all these fields. |
1640 | </para> | 1640 | </para> |
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ | |||
1842 | </literallayout> | 1842 | </literallayout> |
1843 | You can enable any number of events or complete subsystems | 1843 | You can enable any number of events or complete subsystems |
1844 | (by using the 'enable' file in the subsystem directory) and | 1844 | (by using the 'enable' file in the subsystem directory) and |
1845 | get am arbitrarily fine-grained idea of what's going on in the | 1845 | get an arbitrarily fine-grained idea of what's going on in the |
1846 | system by enabling as many of the appropriate tracepoints | 1846 | system by enabling as many of the appropriate tracepoints |
1847 | as applicable. | 1847 | as applicable. |
1848 | </para> | 1848 | </para> |
@@ -1878,14 +1878,14 @@ | |||
1878 | in /sys/kernel/debug/tracing, allowing users to specify | 1878 | in /sys/kernel/debug/tracing, allowing users to specify |
1879 | specific particular events within the | 1879 | specific particular events within the |
1880 | /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/ subdirectory and to collect | 1880 | /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/ subdirectory and to collect |
1881 | traces and avoiding having to deal with those details directly. | 1881 | traces and avoid having to deal with those details directly. |
1882 | </para> | 1882 | </para> |
1883 | 1883 | ||
1884 | <para> | 1884 | <para> |
1885 | As yet another layer on top of that, kernelshark provides a GUI | 1885 | As yet another layer on top of that, kernelshark provides a GUI |
1886 | that allows users to start and stop traces and specify sets | 1886 | that allows users to start and stop traces and specify sets |
1887 | of events using an intuitive interface, and view the | 1887 | of events using an intuitive interface, and view the |
1888 | output as both trace events and as a per-cpu graphical | 1888 | output as both trace events and as a per-CPU graphical |
1889 | display. It directly uses 'trace-cmd' as the plumbing | 1889 | display. It directly uses 'trace-cmd' as the plumbing |
1890 | that accomplishes all that underneath the covers (and | 1890 | that accomplishes all that underneath the covers (and |
1891 | actually displays the trace-cmd command it uses, as we'll see). | 1891 | actually displays the trace-cmd command it uses, as we'll see). |
@@ -1896,13 +1896,13 @@ | |||
1896 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 1896 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
1897 | root@sugarbay:~# kernelshark | 1897 | root@sugarbay:~# kernelshark |
1898 | </literallayout> | 1898 | </literallayout> |
1899 | The bring up the 'Capture' dialog by choosing from the | 1899 | Then bring up the 'Capture' dialog by choosing from the |
1900 | kernelshark menu: | 1900 | kernelshark menu: |
1901 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 1901 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
1902 | Capture | Record | 1902 | Capture | Record |
1903 | </literallayout> | 1903 | </literallayout> |
1904 | That will display the following dialog, which allows you to | 1904 | That will display the following dialog, which allows you to |
1905 | choose on or more events (or even one or more complete | 1905 | choose one or more events (or even one or more complete |
1906 | subsystems) to trace: | 1906 | subsystems) to trace: |
1907 | </para> | 1907 | </para> |
1908 | 1908 | ||
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ | |||
1911 | </para> | 1911 | </para> |
1912 | 1912 | ||
1913 | <para> | 1913 | <para> |
1914 | Note that these are exactly the same set of events described | 1914 | Note that these are exactly the same sets of events described |
1915 | in the previous trace events subsystem section, and in fact | 1915 | in the previous trace events subsystem section, and in fact |
1916 | is where trace-cmd gets them for kernelshark. | 1916 | is where trace-cmd gets them for kernelshark. |
1917 | </para> | 1917 | </para> |
@@ -1980,13 +1980,15 @@ | |||
1980 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 1980 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
1981 | Documentation/trace/events.txt | 1981 | Documentation/trace/events.txt |
1982 | </literallayout> | 1982 | </literallayout> |
1983 | There are a nice series of articles on using | 1983 | There is a nice series of articles on using |
1984 | ftrace and trace-cmd at LWN: | 1984 | ftrace and trace-cmd at LWN: |
1985 | <itemizedlist> | 1985 | <itemizedlist> |
1986 | <listitem><para><ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/365835/'>Debugging the kernel using Ftrace - part 1</ulink> | 1986 | <listitem><para><ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/365835/'>Debugging the kernel using Ftrace - part 1</ulink> |
1987 | </para></listitem> | 1987 | </para></listitem> |
1988 | <listitem><para><ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/366796/'>Debugging the kernel using Ftrace - part 2</ulink> | 1988 | <listitem><para><ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/366796/'>Debugging the kernel using Ftrace - part 2</ulink> |
1989 | </para></listitem> | 1989 | </para></listitem> |
1990 | <listitem><para><ulink url='http://lwn.net/Articles/370423/'>Secrets of the Ftrace function tracer</ulink> | ||
1991 | </para></listitem> | ||
1990 | <listitem><para><ulink url='https://lwn.net/Articles/410200/'>trace-cmd: A front-end for Ftrace</ulink> | 1992 | <listitem><para><ulink url='https://lwn.net/Articles/410200/'>trace-cmd: A front-end for Ftrace</ulink> |
1991 | </para></listitem> | 1993 | </para></listitem> |
1992 | </itemizedlist> | 1994 | </itemizedlist> |
@@ -2022,7 +2024,7 @@ | |||
2022 | <ulink url='http://sourceware.org/systemtap/tutorial/'>SystemTap tutorial</ulink> | 2024 | <ulink url='http://sourceware.org/systemtap/tutorial/'>SystemTap tutorial</ulink> |
2023 | simply prints a line every time any process on the system open()s | 2025 | simply prints a line every time any process on the system open()s |
2024 | a file. For each line, it prints the executable name of the | 2026 | a file. For each line, it prints the executable name of the |
2025 | program that opened the file, along with its pid, and the name | 2027 | program that opened the file, along with its PID, and the name |
2026 | of the file it opened (or tried to open), which it extracts | 2028 | of the file it opened (or tried to open), which it extracts |
2027 | from the open syscall's argstr. | 2029 | from the open syscall's argstr. |
2028 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 2030 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
@@ -2099,11 +2101,11 @@ | |||
2099 | <note> | 2101 | <note> |
2100 | SystemTap, which uses 'crosstap', assumes you can establish an | 2102 | SystemTap, which uses 'crosstap', assumes you can establish an |
2101 | ssh connection to the remote target. | 2103 | ssh connection to the remote target. |
2102 | Please refer to crosstap wiki page for details on verifying | 2104 | Please refer to the crosstap wiki page for details on verifying |
2103 | ssh connections at | 2105 | ssh connections at |
2104 | <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Tracing_and_Profiling#systemtap'></ulink>. | 2106 | <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Tracing_and_Profiling#systemtap'></ulink>. |
2105 | Also, the ability to ssh into the target system is not enabled | 2107 | Also, the ability to ssh into the target system is not enabled |
2106 | by default in -minimal images. | 2108 | by default in *-minimal images. |
2107 | </note> | 2109 | </note> |
2108 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 2110 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
2109 | $ crosstap root@192.168.1.88 trace_open.stp | 2111 | $ crosstap root@192.168.1.88 trace_open.stp |
@@ -2201,7 +2203,7 @@ | |||
2201 | <para> | 2203 | <para> |
2202 | If everything worked as planned, you should see something | 2204 | If everything worked as planned, you should see something |
2203 | like this (enter the password when prompted, or press enter | 2205 | like this (enter the password when prompted, or press enter |
2204 | if its set up to use no password): | 2206 | if it's set up to use no password): |
2205 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 2207 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
2206 | $ crosstap root@192.168.7.2 trace_open.stp | 2208 | $ crosstap root@192.168.7.2 trace_open.stp |
2207 | root@192.168.7.2's password: | 2209 | root@192.168.7.2's password: |
@@ -2246,7 +2248,7 @@ | |||
2246 | </para> | 2248 | </para> |
2247 | 2249 | ||
2248 | <para> | 2250 | <para> |
2249 | For the the section that deals with oprofile from the command-line, | 2251 | For the section that deals with running oprofile from the command-line, |
2250 | we assume you've ssh'ed to the host and will be running | 2252 | we assume you've ssh'ed to the host and will be running |
2251 | oprofile on the target. | 2253 | oprofile on the target. |
2252 | </para> | 2254 | </para> |
@@ -2266,7 +2268,7 @@ | |||
2266 | Oprofile as configured in Yocto is a system-wide profiler | 2268 | Oprofile as configured in Yocto is a system-wide profiler |
2267 | (i.e. the version in Yocto doesn't yet make use of the | 2269 | (i.e. the version in Yocto doesn't yet make use of the |
2268 | perf_events interface which would allow it to profile | 2270 | perf_events interface which would allow it to profile |
2269 | specific processes and workloads). It's relies on hardware | 2271 | specific processes and workloads). It relies on hardware |
2270 | counter support in the hardware (but can fall back to a | 2272 | counter support in the hardware (but can fall back to a |
2271 | timer-based mode), which means that it doesn't take | 2273 | timer-based mode), which means that it doesn't take |
2272 | advantage of tracepoints or other event sources for example. | 2274 | advantage of tracepoints or other event sources for example. |
@@ -2287,8 +2289,8 @@ | |||
2287 | <para> | 2289 | <para> |
2288 | The oprofile daemon should already be running, but before | 2290 | The oprofile daemon should already be running, but before |
2289 | you start profiling, you may need to change some settings | 2291 | you start profiling, you may need to change some settings |
2290 | and some of these settings may require the daemon not | 2292 | and some of these settings may require the daemon to not |
2291 | be running. One of these settings is the path the the | 2293 | be running. One of these settings is the path to the |
2292 | vmlinux file, which you'll want to set using the --vmlinux | 2294 | vmlinux file, which you'll want to set using the --vmlinux |
2293 | option if you want the kernel profiled: | 2295 | option if you want the kernel profiled: |
2294 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 2296 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
@@ -2319,7 +2321,7 @@ | |||
2319 | Using log file /var/lib/oprofile/samples/oprofiled.log | 2321 | Using log file /var/lib/oprofile/samples/oprofiled.log |
2320 | Daemon started. | 2322 | Daemon started. |
2321 | </literallayout> | 2323 | </literallayout> |
2322 | If we get the status again we now see our updated settings: | 2324 | If we check the status again we now see our updated settings: |
2323 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 2325 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
2324 | root@crownbay:~# opcontrol --status | 2326 | root@crownbay:~# opcontrol --status |
2325 | Daemon paused: pid 1649 | 2327 | Daemon paused: pid 1649 |
@@ -2328,7 +2330,7 @@ | |||
2328 | Image filter: none | 2330 | Image filter: none |
2329 | Call-graph depth: 6 | 2331 | Call-graph depth: 6 |
2330 | </literallayout> | 2332 | </literallayout> |
2331 | We're now in a position to run a profile. For that we used | 2333 | We're now in a position to run a profile. For that we use |
2332 | 'opcontrol --start': | 2334 | 'opcontrol --start': |
2333 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 2335 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
2334 | root@crownbay:~# opcontrol --start | 2336 | root@crownbay:~# opcontrol --start |
@@ -2340,10 +2342,10 @@ | |||
2340 | Connecting to downloads.yoctoproject.org (140.211.169.59:80) | 2342 | Connecting to downloads.yoctoproject.org (140.211.169.59:80) |
2341 | linux-2.6.19.2.tar.b 100% |*******************************| 41727k 0:00:00 ETA | 2343 | linux-2.6.19.2.tar.b 100% |*******************************| 41727k 0:00:00 ETA |
2342 | </literallayout> | 2344 | </literallayout> |
2343 | To stop the profile we use 'opcontrol --shudown', which not | 2345 | To stop the profile we use 'opcontrol --shutdown', which not |
2344 | only stops the profile but shuts down the daemon as well: | 2346 | only stops the profile but shuts down the daemon as well: |
2345 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 2347 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
2346 | root@crownbay:~# opcontrol --start | 2348 | root@crownbay:~# opcontrol --shutdown |
2347 | Stopping profiling. | 2349 | Stopping profiling. |
2348 | Killing daemon. | 2350 | Killing daemon. |
2349 | </literallayout> | 2351 | </literallayout> |
@@ -2902,7 +2904,7 @@ | |||
2902 | 2904 | ||
2903 | <para> | 2905 | <para> |
2904 | Once you've applied the above commits and built and booted your | 2906 | Once you've applied the above commits and built and booted your |
2905 | image (you need to build the core-image-sato-sdk image or the | 2907 | image (you need to build the core-image-sato-sdk image or use one of the |
2906 | other methods described in the General Setup section), you're | 2908 | other methods described in the General Setup section), you're |
2907 | ready to start tracing. | 2909 | ready to start tracing. |
2908 | </para> | 2910 | </para> |
@@ -2911,7 +2913,7 @@ | |||
2911 | <title>Collecting and viewing a trace on the target (inside a shell)</title> | 2913 | <title>Collecting and viewing a trace on the target (inside a shell)</title> |
2912 | 2914 | ||
2913 | <para> | 2915 | <para> |
2914 | First, from the target, ssh to the target: | 2916 | First, from the host, ssh to the target: |
2915 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 2917 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
2916 | $ ssh -l root 192.168.1.47 | 2918 | $ ssh -l root 192.168.1.47 |
2917 | The authenticity of host '192.168.1.47 (192.168.1.47)' can't be established. | 2919 | The authenticity of host '192.168.1.47 (192.168.1.47)' can't be established. |
@@ -3012,7 +3014,7 @@ | |||
3012 | <title>Collecting and viewing a userspace trace on the target (inside a shell)</title> | 3014 | <title>Collecting and viewing a userspace trace on the target (inside a shell)</title> |
3013 | 3015 | ||
3014 | <para> | 3016 | <para> |
3015 | For lttng userspace tracing, you need to have a properly | 3017 | For LTTng userspace tracing, you need to have a properly |
3016 | instrumented userspace program. For this example, we'll use | 3018 | instrumented userspace program. For this example, we'll use |
3017 | the 'hello' test program generated by the lttng-ust build. | 3019 | the 'hello' test program generated by the lttng-ust build. |
3018 | </para> | 3020 | </para> |
@@ -3034,7 +3036,7 @@ | |||
3034 | </para> | 3036 | </para> |
3035 | 3037 | ||
3036 | <para> | 3038 | <para> |
3037 | First, from the target, ssh to the target: | 3039 | First, from the host, ssh to the target: |
3038 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 3040 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
3039 | $ ssh -l root 192.168.1.47 | 3041 | $ ssh -l root 192.168.1.47 |
3040 | The authenticity of host '192.168.1.47 (192.168.1.47)' can't be established. | 3042 | The authenticity of host '192.168.1.47 (192.168.1.47)' can't be established. |
@@ -3600,7 +3602,7 @@ | |||
3600 | It's also possible to trace block I/O using only | 3602 | It's also possible to trace block I/O using only |
3601 | <link linkend='the-trace-events-subsystem'>trace events subsystem</link>, | 3603 | <link linkend='the-trace-events-subsystem'>trace events subsystem</link>, |
3602 | which can be useful for casual tracing | 3604 | which can be useful for casual tracing |
3603 | if you don't want bother dealing with the userspace tools. | 3605 | if you don't want to bother dealing with the userspace tools. |
3604 | </para> | 3606 | </para> |
3605 | 3607 | ||
3606 | <para> | 3608 | <para> |