From: Vincent Attard Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 20:00:50 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Add formattedDump and textFilter documentation on user_guide.docbook X-Git-Tag: v0.12.37~6 X-Git-Url: http://git.liburcu.org/?p=lttv.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=6e49452944dcb1b59dcdc89d55bc96008edfa000 Add formattedDump and textFilter documentation on user_guide.docbook Signed-off-by: Vincent Attard Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers --- diff --git a/doc/user/user_guide/docbook/user_guide.docbook b/doc/user/user_guide/docbook/user_guide.docbook index ed9c960d..f58a5b22 100644 --- a/doc/user/user_guide/docbook/user_guide.docbook +++ b/doc/user/user_guide/docbook/user_guide.docbook @@ -564,7 +564,116 @@ order of registration of the options by the modules, therefore the invocation order of the modules. - + +The formatted dump module + +Like text dump the goal of this module is to convert the binary data of the +traces into a desired formatted text file. This module allows for a flexible +text output, where you specify which information you want. It also provides +several preset format. + + +Formatted dump plugin prints a formatted output of each events in a trace. +The output format is defined as a parameter. It provides a default easy +to read format, a "strace-like" format and the original textDump format for +backward compatibility. Like text dump, formatted dump uses the batch analysis +module. That's why you may specify the -o switch for the output file name of +the formatted dump. + + +The formatted dump module is invoked just like the text module. It adds more +options that can be specified as argument. You may specify the -F switch for +the format of the output followed by your output format between quotes. The -T +switch activates the text dump format while -S provides the "strace-like" format. +If there is no argument or option following formattedDump, it will provides the +default format, which is easier to read than textDump. + + +If you pass the --help (or -h) option to the formattedDump module, you will see +all the detail about the switches that can be used. You will notice that you +can use both the switches for batchAnalysis and those for formattedDump. You +will also remark that all interpreted sequences follow the FORMAT description. + + +For example, if you load the formattedDump module with -m formattedDump, you +have to add the -t switch from batchAnalysis followed by the path to trace. +Then you can add the formatted dump options like this: + + +$ lttv -m formattedDump -t path/to/trace -F +"event name:%e timestamp:%t process name:%p" + + +With the same example, you can add the -o switch followed by the name of the +file where you want store the output: + +$ lttv -m formattedDump -t path/to/trace -F +"event name:%e timestamp:%t process name:%p -o output.txt" + + +The get the full list of options for the format, use the help option on +the command line. + +$ lttv -m formattedDump -h + + + +The text filter module + +The text filter module provides the ability to filter the events of a trace. +Unlike formattedDump which let you select which information to display, +textFilter let you filter complete events and not simply their information. +It should be used with either textDump or formattedDump to display the +remaining events. + + +The possibilities of filtering are numerous through this module. You can filter +events by: event name, channel name, time(current, creation, insertion,...), +pid, ppid, process name, cpu... and many other opportunities are provided. All +possible fields and operators are listed in the switch -l (or --list) of +textFilter. + + +The text filter module is invoked just like all other text modules of lttv +except that you should specify if you want use textDump or formattedDump for +displaying your trace. You also need describe your filtering expression with -e +switch followed by your filter request between quotes. + + +If you use the --help (or -h) option on the textFilter module, you will see +all the detail about the switches that can be used. Remember that all possible +filtering field are listed in --list switch. + + +This module is an addition of textDump and formattedDump. The combo textFilter +and formattedDump provides a complete filter of a trace: event and event's +information. + + +If you load the textFilter module with -m textFilter, you should first add the +filtering expression, then load formattedDump (or textDump) module and use it +with its normal way. For exemple you can use textFilter and formattedDump like +this: + + +$ lttv -m textFilter -e "channel.name=kernel" +-m formattedDump -t path/to/trace -F "channel name:%c timestamp:%t process +name:%p" + + +If you want use textDump instead of formattedDump with textFilter the same +principle apply, you just have to write: + +$ lttv -m textFilter -e +"event.name=kernel.syscall_entry" -m textDump -t path/to/trace + + +To get the full list of options and filtering expressions, use the help +option followed by -l switch on the command line. + +$ lttv -m textFilter -h -l + +