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--- a/stapprobes.5.in
+++ b/stapprobes.5.in
@@ -157,10 +157,13 @@ variant places a probe at the moment of return from the named function, so
the return value is available as the "$return" context variable.
The
.B .inline
-variant is similar to
+modifier for
.B .function
-but probes inline functions. Inline functions do not have an identifiable
-return point, so
+filters the results to include only instances of inlined functions.
+The
+.B .call
+modifier selects the opposite subset. Inline functions do not have an
+identifiable return point, so
.B .return
is not supported on
.B .inline
@@ -171,15 +174,20 @@ that are visible there.
.SAMPLE
kernel.function(PATTERN)
.br
+kernel.function(PATTERN).call
+.br
kernel.function(PATTERN).return
.br
-kernel.inline(PATTERN)
+kernel.function(PATTERN).inline
.br
module(MPATTERN).function(PATTERN)
.br
+module(MPATTERN).function(PATTERN).call
+.br
module(MPATTERN).function(PATTERN).return
.br
-module(MPATTERN).inline(PATTERN)
+module(MPATTERN).function(PATTERN).inline
+.br
.br
kernel.statement(PATTERN)
.br