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authorWilliam Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com>2009-03-14 08:46:52 -0400
committerWilliam Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com>2009-03-14 08:46:52 -0400
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Fixups to allow Tapset_Reference_guide documentation to build.
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-rw-r--r--doc/Tapset_Reference_Guide/en-US/Tapset_Dev_Guide.xml16
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/Tapset_Reference_Guide/en-US/Tapset_Dev_Guide.xml b/doc/Tapset_Reference_Guide/en-US/Tapset_Dev_Guide.xml
index 5d8cdfee..01e4c358 100644
--- a/doc/Tapset_Reference_Guide/en-US/Tapset_Dev_Guide.xml
+++ b/doc/Tapset_Reference_Guide/en-US/Tapset_Dev_Guide.xml
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@
beginning of those functions:
</para>
+<para>
<programlisting>
probe process.exec = kernel.function("do_execve"),
kernel.function("compat_do_execve")
{<replaceable>probe body</replaceable>}
</programlisting>
+</para>
<para>
Try to place probes on stable interfaces (i.e., functions
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ kernel.function("compat_do_execve")
defined in <filename>task.stp</filename>.
</para>
+<para>
<programlisting>
probe process.create = kernel.function("copy_process").return
{
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ probe process.create = kernel.function("copy_process").return
new_pid = task_pid(task)
}
</programlisting>
+</para>
<para>
It is not advisable to write probes for every function. Most SystemTap users
@@ -191,6 +195,7 @@ probe process.create = kernel.function("copy_process").return
The specified format for documenting tapsets is as follows:
</para>
+<para>
<programlisting>
/**
* probe tapset.name - Short summary of what the tapset does.
@@ -209,9 +214,11 @@ probe process.create = kernel.function("copy_process").return
* A paragraph that will appear under the heading "Header".
**/
</programlisting>
-
+</para>
+
<para>For example:</para>
+<para>
<programlisting>
/**
* probe vm.write_shared_copy- Page copy for shared page write.
@@ -226,17 +233,21 @@ probe process.create = kernel.function("copy_process").return
* always preceded by a <command>vm.shared_write</command>.
**/
</programlisting>
+</para>
<para>To override the automatically-generated <command>Synopsis</command> content, use:</para>
+<para>
<programlisting>
* Synopsis:
- * <programlisting>Synopsis string</programlisting>
+ * <replaceable>New Synopsis string</replaceable>
*
</programlisting>
+</para>
<para>For example:</para>
+<para>
<programlisting>
/**
* probe signal.handle - Fires when the signal handler is invoked
@@ -247,6 +258,7 @@ probe process.create = kernel.function("copy_process").return
* sigset_t *oldset, struct pt_regs * regs)&lt;/programlisting>
*/
</programlisting>
+</para>
<para>
It is recommended that you use the <command>&lt;programlisting&gt;</command> tag in