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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst b/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst index 353317bc3825..79476c906b1a 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst +++ b/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst @@ -1869,6 +1869,7 @@ 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: @@ -2140,6 +2141,103 @@ The following commonly-used handler.action pairs are available: <...>-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. 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