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diff --git a/doc/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide/en-US/Scripts.xml b/doc/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide/en-US/Scripts.xml index 233dc069..e6ffc4ef 100644 --- a/doc/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide/en-US/Scripts.xml +++ b/doc/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide/en-US/Scripts.xml @@ -957,6 +957,18 @@ probe kernel.function("*@net/socket.c").return 4775 ftp(7223): <- sys_socketcall </screen> +<para>This sample output contains the following information:</para> + +<itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>The time delta (in microseconds) since the previous entry; i.e. the number of microseconds since the last traced function call.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>The process name (and its corresponding ID) that made the function call.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>An arrow signifying whether the call was an entry (<computeroutput><-</computeroutput>) or an exit (<computeroutput>-></computeroutput>); the indentations help you match specific function call entries with their corresponding exits.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>The name of the function called by the process.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + <remark>remember to add a reference later to "tapsets" from here, to clarify that thread_indent is defined in tapsets as a special function of sorts</remark> |