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author | William Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com> | 2008-11-11 17:28:00 -0500 |
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committer | William Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com> | 2008-11-11 17:28:00 -0500 |
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Add documentation for context.stp and networking.stp.
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diff --git a/doc/SystemTap_Tapset_Reference/en-US/Tapset_Reference.xml b/doc/SystemTap_Tapset_Reference/en-US/Tapset_Reference.xml index 4603b238..f10159b8 100644 --- a/doc/SystemTap_Tapset_Reference/en-US/Tapset_Reference.xml +++ b/doc/SystemTap_Tapset_Reference/en-US/Tapset_Reference.xml @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ <xi:include href="Book_Info.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <xi:include href="Preface.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <xi:include href="Introduction.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> +<xi:include href="context.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> +<xi:include href="networking.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <xi:include href="timestamp.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <xi:include href="Revision_History.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> <index /> diff --git a/doc/SystemTap_Tapset_Reference/en-US/context.xml b/doc/SystemTap_Tapset_Reference/en-US/context.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..df271d0f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/SystemTap_Tapset_Reference/en-US/context.xml @@ -0,0 +1,233 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ +]> +<!-- This file is extracted from the tapset files + Do not modify this file --> +<chapter id="context_stp"> + <title>Context Functions</title> + <para> + The context functions provide additional information about the where + the event occurred. + The contact functions can provide information such as a backtrace + where the event occured + and the current register values for the processor. + </para> +<formalpara id="print_regs"> + <title>print_regs()</title> + <indexterm><primary>print_regs</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Print a register dump. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="print_backtrace"> + <title>print_backtrace()</title> + <indexterm><primary>print_backtrace</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Equivalent to <command>print_stack(backtrace())</command>, + except that deeper stack nesting may be supported. Return nothing. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="backtrace"> + <title>backtrace:string()</title> + <indexterm><primary>backtrace</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return a string of hex addresses that are a backtrace of the + stack. It may be truncated due to maximum string length. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="execname"> + <title>execname:string()</title> + <indexterm><primary>execname</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the name of the current process. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="pid"> + <title>pid:long ()</title> + <indexterm><primary>pid</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the id of the current process. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="tid"> + <title>tid:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>tid</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the id of the current thread. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="ppid"> + <title>ppid:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>ppid</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the id of the parent process. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="pexecname"> + <title>pexecname:string()</title> + <indexterm><primary>pexecname</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the name of the parent process. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="gid"> + <title>gid:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>gid</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the gid of the current process. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="egid"> + <title>egid:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>egid</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the effective gid of the current process. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="uid"> + <title>uid:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>uid</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the uid of the current process. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="euid"> + <title>euid:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>euid</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the effective uid of the current process. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="cpuid"> + <title>cpuid:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>cpuid</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the current cpu number. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="cpu"> + <title>cpu:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>cpu</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the current cpu number. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="print_stack"> + <title>print_stack(stk:string)</title> + <indexterm><primary>print_stack</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Perform a symbolic lookup of the addresses in the given string, + which is assumed to be the result of a prior call to + <xref linkend="backtrace"/>. + Print one line per address, including the address, the + name of the function containing the address, and an estimate of + its position within that function. Return nothing. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="pp"> + <title>pp:string()</title> + <indexterm><primary>pp</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the probe point associated with the currently running + probe handler, including alias and wildcard expansion effects. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="probefunc"> + <title>probefunc:string()</title> + <indexterm><primary>probefunc</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the probe point's function name, if known. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="probemod"> + <title>probemod:string()</title> + <indexterm><primary>probemod</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the probe point's module name, if known. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="registers_valid"> + <title>registers_valid:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>registers_valid</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return 1 if register() and u_register() can be used + in the current context, or 0 otherwise. + For example, <command>registers_valid()</command> returns 0 + when called from a begin or end probe. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="user_mode"> + <title>user_mode:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>user_mode</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return 1 if the probe point occurred in user-mode. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="is_return"> + <title>is_return:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>is_return</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return 1 if the probe point is a return probe. + <emphasis>Deprecated.</emphasis> + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="target"> + <title>target:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>target</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the pid of the target process. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="module_name"> + <title>module_name:string()</title> + <indexterm><primary>module_name</primary></indexterm> + <para> + FIXME: need description. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="stp_pid"> + <title>stp_pid:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>stp_pid</primary></indexterm> + <para> + FIXME: need description. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="stack_size"> + <title>stack_size:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>stack_size</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the size of the kernel stack. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="stack_used"> + <title>stack_used:long ()</title> + <indexterm><primary>stack_used</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return how many bytes are currently used in the kernel stack. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="stack_unused"> + <title>stack_unused:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>stack_unused</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return how many bytes are currently available in the kernel stack. + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="caller_addr"> + <title>caller_addr:long()</title> + <indexterm><primary>caller_addr</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the address of the calling function. + <emphasis> Works only for return probes at this time.</emphasis> + + </para> +</formalpara> +<formalpara id="caller"> + <title>caller:string()</title> + <indexterm><primary>caller</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Return the address and name of the calling function. + <emphasis>Works only for return probes at this time.</emphasis> + </para> +</formalpara> +</chapter> diff --git a/doc/SystemTap_Tapset_Reference/en-US/networking.xml b/doc/SystemTap_Tapset_Reference/en-US/networking.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ce93739b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/SystemTap_Tapset_Reference/en-US/networking.xml @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ +]> +<!-- This file is extracted from the tapset files + Do not modify this file --> +<chapter id="networking.stp"> + <title>Networking Tapset</title> + <para> + This family of probe points is used to probe the activities of + network device. + </para> +<formalpara id="netdev.receive"> + <title>netdev.receive</title> + <indexterm><primary>netdev.receive</primary></indexterm> + <para>Fires when data arrives on network device.</para> +</formalpara> +<para> + <variablelist><title>Arguments:</title> + <varlistentry><term>dev_name</term> + <listitem><para> + The name of the device. e.g: eth0, ath1 + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term>length</term> + <listitem><para> + The length of the receiving buffer + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term>protocol</term> + <listitem><para>The possible values of protocol could be: + <table frame='all'><title>Protocol Values</title> + <tgroup cols='2' align='left' colsep='1' rowsep='1'> + <colspec colname='Value'/> + <colspec colname='Protocol'/> + <thead> + <row><entry>Value</entry><entry>Protocol</entry></row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row><entry>0800</entry><entry>IP</entry></row> + <row><entry>8100</entry><entry>802.1Q VLAN</entry></row> + <row><entry>0001</entry><entry>802.3</entry></row> + <row><entry>0002</entry><entry>AX.25</entry></row> + <row><entry>0004</entry><entry>802.2</entry></row> + <row><entry>8035</entry><entry>RARP</entry></row> + <row><entry>0005</entry><entry>SNAP</entry></row> + <row><entry>0805</entry><entry>X.25</entry></row> + <row><entry>0806</entry><entry>ARP</entry></row> + <row><entry>8137</entry><entry>IPX</entry></row> + <row><entry>0009</entry><entry>Localtalk</entry></row> + <row><entry>86DD</entry><entry>IPv6</entry></row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term>truesize</term> + <listitem><para> + The size of the received data. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> +</para> +<formalpara id="netdev.transmit"> + <title>netdev.transmit</title> + <indexterm><primary>netdev.transmit</primary></indexterm> + <para> Fires when the network device wants to transmit a buffer.</para> +</formalpara> +<para> + <variablelist><title>Arguments:</title> + <varlistentry><term>dev_name</term> + <listitem><para> + The name of the device. e.g: eth0, ath1 + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term>length</term> + <listitem><para> + The length of the transmit buffer + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term>protocol</term> + <listitem><para> + The protocol of this packet. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term>truesize</term> + <listitem><para> + The size of the the data to be transmitted. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> +</para> +</chapter> |