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+.\" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH STAPPROBES.SOCKET 3stap @DATE@ "IBM"
+.SH NAME
+stapprobes.socket \- systemtap socket probe points
+
+.\" macros
+.de SAMPLE
+.br
+.RS
+.nf
+.nh
+..
+.de ESAMPLE
+.hy
+.fi
+.RE
+..
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+
+This family of probe points is used to probe socket activities.
+It contains the following probe points:
+
+.P
+.TP
+.B socket.send
+
+Fires at the conclusion of sending a message on a socket.
+This probe alias includes the
+.B socket.sendmsg.return,
+.B socket.aio_write.return
+and
+.B socket.writev.return
+probes (these probes should
+catch all messages sent on sockets). The arguments supplied at the beginning
+of the send are cached and made available in this probe.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message sender.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+.I name
+ Name of this probe.
+
+.I size
+ Size of message sent (in bytes) or error code if success == 0
+
+.I protocol
+ Protocol used on the socket. Use sock_prot_num2str(protocol)
+ to convert to a string.
+
+ Common values include:
+ 0 - IP (Internet Procotol, local interprocess communications)
+ 6 - TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
+ 17 - UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
+ 132 - SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol)
+
+ Refer to /etc/protocols for a complete list of possible values.
+
+.I family
+ Protocol family of the socket (from include/linux/socket.h).
+ Use sock_fam_num2str(family) to convert to a string.
+
+ Possible values are:
+ 0 - UNSPEC (Unspecified)
+ 1 - LOCAL (Unix domain/local sockets)
+ 2 - INET (Internet Protocol (IP))
+ 3 - AX25 (Amateur Radio AX.25)
+ 4 - IPX (Novell IPX)
+ 5 - APPLETALK (AppleTalk DDP)
+ 6 - NETROM (Amateur Radio NET/ROM)
+ 7 - BRIDGE (Multiprotocol bridge)
+ 8 - ATMPVC (ATM PVCs)
+ 9 - X25 (X.25)
+ 10 - INET6 (IP version 6)
+ 11 - ROSE (Amateur Radio X.25 PLP)
+ 12 - DECNET (Reserved for DECnet project)
+ 13 - NETBEUI (Reserved for 802.2LLC project)
+ 14 - SECURITY (Security callback pseudo AF)
+ 15 - KEY (key management API)
+ 16 - NETLINK (Netlink protocol)
+ 17 - PACKET (Packet family)
+ 18 - ASH (Ash)
+ 19 - ECONET (Acorn Econet)
+ 20 - ATMSVC (ATM SVCs)
+ 22 - SNA (Linux SNA Project)
+ 23 - IRDA (IRDA sockets)
+ 24 - PPP0X (PPPoX sockets)
+ 25 - WANPIPE (Wanpipe API Sockets)
+ 26 - LLC (Linux LLC)
+ 30 - TIPC (TIPC sockets)
+ 31 - BLUETOOTH (Bluetooth sockets)
+
+.I state
+ State of the socket. Use sock_state_num2str(state) to convert
+ to a string.
+
+ Possible values are:
+ 0 - FREE (not allocated)
+ 1 - UNCONNECTED (unconnected to any socket)
+ 2 - CONNECTING (in the process of connecting)
+ 3 - CONNECTED (connected to a socket)
+ 4 - DISCONNECTING (in the process of disconnecting)
+
+.I flags
+ Socket flags. Use sock_flags_num2str(flags) to convert
+ to a string.
+
+ Possible values are:
+ 0 - ASYNC_NOSPACE
+ 1 - ASYNC_WAITDATA
+ 2 - NOSPACE
+ 3 - PASSCRED
+ 4 - PASSSEC
+
+.I type
+ Socket type. Use sock_type_num2str(type) to convert
+ to a string.
+
+ Possible values are:
+ 1 - STREAM (stream connection socket)
+ 2 - DGRAM (datagram connectionless socket)
+ 3 - RAW (raw socket)
+ 4 - RDM (reliably-deliverd message)
+ 5 - SEQPACKET (sequential packet socket)
+ 6 - DCCP (datagram congestion control protocol socket)
+ 10 - PACKET (Linux-specific way of getting packets at device level)
+
+.I success
+ Was send successful?
+
+ Possible values are:
+ 1 - Yes
+ 0 - No
+
+.TP
+.B socket.receive
+
+Fires at the conclusion of receiving a message on a socket.
+This probe alias includes the
+.B socket.recvmsg.return,
+.B socket.aio_read.return
+and
+.B socket.readv.return
+probes (these probes should
+catch all messages received on sockets). The arguments supplied at
+the beginning of the receive are cached and made available in this probe.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message receiver.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.send.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.sendmsg
+
+Fires when the sock_sendmsg() kernel function is entered.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message sender.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.send,
+with the following exceptions:
+
+.I size
+
+ Size of message being sent (in bytes).
+
+.I success
+
+ Not used.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.sendmsg.return
+
+Fires when the sock_sendmsg() kernel function returns.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message sender.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.send
+
+.TP
+.B socket.recvmsg
+
+Fires when the sock_recvmsg() kernel function is entered.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message receiver.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.receive,
+with the following exceptions:
+
+.I size
+
+ Size of message being received (in bytes).
+
+.I success
+
+ Not used.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.recvmsg.return
+
+Fires when the sock_recvmsg() kernel function returns.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message receiver.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.receive.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+.TP
+.B socket.aio_write
+
+Fires when the sock_aio_write() kernel function is entered.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message sender.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.send,
+with the following exceptions:
+
+.I size
+
+ Size of message being sent (in bytes).
+
+.I success
+
+ Not used.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.aio_write.return
+
+Fires when the sock_aio_write() kernel function returns.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message sender.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.send.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.aio_read
+
+Fires when the sock_aio_read() kernel function is entered.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message receiver.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.receive,
+with the following exceptions:
+
+.I size
+
+ Size of message being received (in bytes).
+
+.I success
+
+ Not used.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.aio_read.return
+
+Fires when the sock_aio_read() kernel function returns.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message receiver.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.receive.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.writev
+
+Fires when the sock_writev() kernel function is entered.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message sender.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.send,
+with the following exceptions:
+
+.I size
+
+ Size of message being sent (in bytes).
+
+.I success
+
+ Not used.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.writev.return
+
+Fires when the sock_writev() kernel function returns.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message sender.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.send.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.readv
+
+Fires when the sock_readv() kernel function is entered.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message receiver.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.receive,
+with the following exceptions:
+
+.I size
+
+ Size of message being received (in bytes).
+
+.I success
+
+ Not used.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.readv.return
+
+Fires when the sock_readv() kernel function returns.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The message receiver.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.receive.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.create
+
+Fires at the beginning of creating a socket.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The socket creator.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+.I name
+.br
+.I protocol
+.br
+.I family
+.br
+.I type
+ See
+.B socket.send.
+
+.I requester
+ Requester type.
+
+ Possible values are:
+ 1 - kernel
+ 0 - user
+
+.TP
+.B socket.create.return
+
+Fires at the end of creating a socket.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The socket creator.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+Same as
+.B socket.create,
+plus:
+
+.I err
+ Return code.
+
+ Possible values are:
+ 0 - success
+ < 0 - error
+
+.I success
+ Was the socket created successfully?
+
+ Possible values are:
+ 1 - Yes
+ 0 - No
+.TP
+.B socket.close
+
+Fires at the beginning of closing a socket.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The socket closer.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+.I name
+.br
+.I protocol
+.br
+.I family
+.br
+.I state
+.br
+.I flags
+.br
+.I type
+ See
+.B socket.send.
+
+.TP
+.B socket.close.return
+
+Fires at the end of closing a socket.
+
+.B Context:
+
+The socket closer.
+
+.B Arguments:
+
+.I name
+ Name of this probe.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.IR stap (1),
+.IR stapprobes (3stap),
+.IR stapfuncs (3stap)