tracefs_instance_get_name(3) — Linux manual page
LIBTRACEFS(3) libtracefs Manual LIBTRACEFS(3)
NAME
tracefs_instance_get_name, tracefs_instance_get_trace_dir,
tracefs_instances_walk, tracefs_instance_exists,
tracefs_instance_get_buffer_size,
tracefs_instance_set_buffer_size - Helper functions for working
with tracing instances.
SYNOPSIS
#include <tracefs.h>
const char *tracefs_instance_get_name(struct tracefs_instance *instance);
const char *tracefs_instance_get_trace_dir(struct tracefs_instance *instance);
int tracefs_instances_walk(int (*callback)(const char *, void *), void *context);
bool tracefs_instance_exists(const char *name);
size_t tracefs_instance_get_buffer_size(struct tracefs_instance *instance, int cpu);
int tracefs_instance_set_buffer_size(struct tracefs_instance *instance, size_t size, int cpu);
DESCRIPTION
Helper functions for working with trace instances.
The tracefs_instance_get_name() function returns the name of the
given instance. Note that the top instance has no name, the
function returns NULL for it.
The tracefs_instance_get_trace_dir() function returns the tracing
directory, where the given instance is configured.
The tracefs_instances_walk() function walks through all
configured tracing instances in the system and calls callback for
each one of them. The context argument is passed to the callback,
together with the instance name. If the callback returns
non-zero, the iteration stops. Note, the callback is not called
for the top top instance.
The tracefs_instance_exists() function checks if an instance with
the given name exists in the system.
The tracefs_instace_get_buffer_size() returns the size of the
ring buffer. If cpu is negative, it returns the total size of all
the per CPU ring buffers, otherwise it returns the size of the
per CPU ring buffer for cpu.
The tracefs_instance_set_buffer_size() function sets the size of
the ring buffer. If cpu is negative, then it sets all the per CPU
ring buffers to size (note the total size is the number of CPUs *
size). If cpu is specified, then it only sets the size of the per
CPU ring buffer.
RETURN VALUE
The tracefs_instance_get_name() returns a string or NULL in case
of the top instance. The returned string must not be freed.
The tracefs_instance_get_trace_dir() returns a string or NULL in
case of an error. The returned string must not be freed.
The tracefs_instances_walk() function returns 0, if all instances
were iterated, 1 if the iteration was stopped by the callback, or
-1 in case of an error.
The tracefs_instance_exists() returns true if an instance with
the given name exists in the system or false otherwise.
The tracefs_instance_get_buffer_size() returns the size of the
ring buffer depending on the cpu value passed in, or -1 on error.
The tracefs_instance_set_buffer_size() returns zero on success
and -1 on error.
EXAMPLE
#include <tracefs.h>
struct tracefs_instance *inst;
....
char *name = tracefs_instance_get_name(inst);
if(name) {
/* Got name of the instance */
}
char *dir = tracefs_instance_get_trace_dir(inst);
if(dir) {
/* Got tracing directory of the instance */
}
...
static int instance_walk(char *name, void *context)
{
/* Got instance with name */
return 0;
}
...
if (tracefs_instances_walk(instance_walk, NULL) < 0) {
/* Error walking through the instances */
}
...
if (tracefs_instance_exists("foo")) {
/* There is instance with name foo in the system */
} else {
/* There is no instance with name foo in the system */
}
FILES
tracefs.h
Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
-ltracefs
Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
SEE ALSO
libtracefs(3), libtraceevent(3), trace-cmd(1)
AUTHOR
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org[1]>
Tzvetomir Stoyanov <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com[2]>
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org[3]>
LICENSE
libtracefs is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1
RESOURCES
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtracefs.git/
COPYING
Copyright (C) 2020 VMware, Inc. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL).
NOTES
1. rostedt@goodmis.org
mailto:rostedt@goodmis.org
2. tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
mailto:tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
3. linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
mailto:linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
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