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authorFrank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>2008-04-13 17:48:16 -0400
committerFrank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>2008-04-13 17:48:16 -0400
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Clarify .function().call vs .function as tutorial footnote
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@@ -175,8 +175,10 @@ in a source file, say \verb+net/socket.c+ in the kernel. The
systemtap examines the kernel's debugging information to relate object
code to source code. It works like a debugger: if you can name or
place it, you can probe it. Use
-\verb+kernel.function("*@net/socket.c")+ for the function entries, and
-\verb+kernel.function("*@net/socket.c").return+ for the exits. Note
+\verb+kernel.function("*@net/socket.c").call+ for the function
+entries\footnote{Without the {\tt .call} qualifier, inlined function
+instances are also probed, but they have no corresponding {\tt .return}.},
+and \verb+kernel.function("*@net/socket.c").return+ for matching exits. Note
the use of wildcards in the function name part, and the subsequent
\verb+@FILENAME+ part. You can also put wildcards into the file name,
and even add a colon (\verb+:+) and a line number, if you want to