X-Git-Url: https://git.liburcu.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=2.8%2Flttng-docs-2.8.txt;h=63690a8f5bf47c8017973b344e64ea8593c21a35;hb=98578b7c2d25869a013272131a4e3ad4fd3d4f8d;hp=89235489ddd38f7faec0bb739a2ee42b8c49d561;hpb=af80c5ed0c98022e0ad64cf6380981218948c5a7;p=lttng-docs.git diff --git a/2.8/lttng-docs-2.8.txt b/2.8/lttng-docs-2.8.txt index 8923548..63690a8 100644 --- a/2.8/lttng-docs-2.8.txt +++ b/2.8/lttng-docs-2.8.txt @@ -1,12 +1,15 @@ The LTTng Documentation ======================= Philippe Proulx -v2.8, 25 October 2016 +v2.8, 24 July 2017 include::../common/copyright.txt[] +include::../common/warning-not-maintained.txt[] + + include::../common/welcome.txt[] @@ -74,6 +77,15 @@ include::../common/acknowledgements.txt[] [[whats-new]] == What's new in LTTng {revision}? +LTTng{nbsp}{revision} bears the name _Isseki Nicho_. The result of a +collaboration between http://www.dieuduciel.com/[Dieu du Ciel!] and +Nagano-based Shiga Kogen, +https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1141/53111/[_**Isseki +Nicho**_] is a strong Imperial Dark Saison offering a rich roasted malt +flavor combined with a complex fruity finish typical of Saison yeasts. + +New features and changes in LTTng{nbsp}{revision}: + * **Tracing control**: ** You can attach <> to a <> with the @@ -82,7 +94,7 @@ include::../common/acknowledgements.txt[] -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng add-context --jul --type='$app.retriever:cur_msg_id' +$ lttng add-context --jul --type='$app.retriever:cur_msg_id' ---- -- + @@ -101,7 +113,7 @@ are supported. -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --log4j my_logger \ +$ lttng enable-event --log4j my_logger \ --filter='$app.retriever:cur_msg_id == 23' ---- -- @@ -112,9 +124,10 @@ lttng enable-event --log4j my_logger \ + See man:lttng-status(1). -** New `lttng metadata regenerate` command to regenerate the metadata - file of an LTTng trace at any moment. This command is meant to be - used to resample the wall time following a major +** New `lttng metadata regenerate` command to + <> at any moment. This command is meant to be used to resample + the wall time following a major https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol[NTP] correction so that a system which boots with an incorrect wall time can be traced before its wall time is NTP-corrected. @@ -194,7 +207,7 @@ for an overview of the small API. -- [role="term"] ---- -man lttng-enable-event +$ man lttng-enable-event ---- -- + @@ -347,6 +360,8 @@ becomes inactive or in real-time. [[installing-lttng]] == Installation +include::../common/warning-no-installation.txt[] + **LTTng** is a set of software <> which interact to <> the Linux kernel and user applications, and to <> (start and stop @@ -361,317 +376,14 @@ components are bundled into the following packages: trace user applications. Most distributions mark the LTTng-modules and LTTng-UST packages as -optional when installing LTTng-tools (which is always required). In the -following sections, we always provide the steps to install all three, -but note that: +optional when installing LTTng-tools (which is always required). Note +that: * You only need to install LTTng-modules if you intend to trace the Linux kernel. * You only need to install LTTng-UST if you intend to trace user applications. -[role="growable"] -.Availability of LTTng{nbsp}{revision} for major Linux distributions. -|==== -|Distribution |Available in releases |Alternatives - -|Ubuntu -|<> -|LTTng{nbsp}{revision} for Ubuntu{nbsp}14.04 _Trusty Tahr_ -and Ubuntu{nbsp}16.04 _Xenial Xerus_: -<>. - -<> for -other Ubuntu releases. - -|Fedora -|_Not available_ -|LTTng{nbsp}{revision} for Fedora{nbsp}25 and Fedora{nbsp}26 (not -released yet). - -<> for -other Fedora releases. - -|Debian -|<> -| -<> for -previous Debian releases. - -|openSUSE -|_Not available_ -|LTTng{nbsp}2.7 for openSUSE Leap{nbsp}42.1. - -<> for -other openSUSE releases. - -|Arch Linux -|Latest AUR packages. -| - -|Alpine Linux -|<> -|LTTng{nbsp}{revision} for Alpine Linux{nbsp}3.5 (not released yet). - -<> for -other Alpine Linux releases. - -|RHEL and SLES -|See http://packages.efficios.com/[EfficiOS Enterprise Packages]. -| - -|Buildroot -|_Not available_ -|LTTng{nbsp}{revision} for Buildroot{nbsp}2016.11 (not released yet). - -LTTng{nbsp}2.7 for Buildroot{nbsp}2016.02, Buildroot{nbsp}2016.05, -and Buildroot{nbsp}2016.08. - -<> for -other Buildroot releases. - -|OpenEmbedded and Yocto -|<> (`openembedded-core` layer) -|<> for -other OpenEmbedded releases. -|==== - - -[[ubuntu]] -=== [[ubuntu-official-repositories]]Ubuntu - -LTTng{nbsp}{revision} is available on Ubuntu{nbsp}16.10 _Yakkety Yak_. -For previous releases of Ubuntu, <>. - -To install LTTng{nbsp}{revision} on Ubuntu 16.10{nbsp}_Yakkety Yak_: - -. Install the main LTTng{nbsp}{revision} packages: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apt-get install lttng-tools -sudo apt-get install lttng-modules-dkms -sudo apt-get install liblttng-ust-dev ----- --- - -. **If you need to instrument and trace - <>**, install the LTTng-UST - Java agent: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apt-get install liblttng-ust-agent-java ----- --- - -. **If you need to instrument and trace - <>**, install the - LTTng-UST Python agent: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apt-get install python3-lttngust ----- --- - - -[[ubuntu-ppa]] -==== noch:{LTTng} Stable {revision} PPA - -The https://launchpad.net/~lttng/+archive/ubuntu/stable-{revision}[LTTng -Stable{nbsp}{revision} PPA] offers the latest stable -LTTng{nbsp}{revision} packages for: - -* Ubuntu{nbsp}14.04 _Trusty Tahr_ -* Ubuntu{nbsp}16.04 _Xenial Xerus_ - -To install LTTng{nbsp}{revision} from the LTTng Stable{nbsp}{revision} PPA: - -. Add the LTTng Stable{nbsp}{revision} PPA repository and update the - list of packages: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apt-add-repository ppa:lttng/stable-2.8 -sudo apt-get update ----- --- - -. Install the main LTTng{nbsp}{revision} packages: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apt-get install lttng-tools -sudo apt-get install lttng-modules-dkms -sudo apt-get install liblttng-ust-dev ----- --- - -. **If you need to instrument and trace - <>**, install the LTTng-UST - Java agent: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apt-get install liblttng-ust-agent-java ----- --- - -. **If you need to instrument and trace - <>**, install the - LTTng-UST Python agent: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apt-get install python3-lttngust ----- --- - - -[[debian]] -=== Debian - -To install LTTng{nbsp}{revision} on Debian "stretch" (testing): - -. Install the main LTTng{nbsp}{revision} packages: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apt-get install lttng-modules-dkms -sudo apt-get install liblttng-ust-dev -sudo apt-get install lttng-tools ----- --- - -. **If you need to instrument and trace <>**, install the LTTng-UST Java agent: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apt-get install liblttng-ust-agent-java ----- --- - -. **If you need to instrument and trace <>**, install the LTTng-UST Python agent: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apt-get install python3-lttngust ----- --- - - -[[alpine-linux]] -=== Alpine Linux - -To install LTTng{nbsp}{revision} (tracing control and user space -tracing) on Alpine Linux "edge": - -. Make sure your system is - https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Edge[configured for "edge"]. -. Enable the _testing_ repository by uncommenting the corresponding - line in path:{/etc/apk/repositories}. -. Add the LTTng packages: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -sudo apk add lttng-tools -sudo apk add lttng-ust-dev ----- --- - -To install LTTng-modules{nbsp}{revision} (Linux kernel tracing support) -on Alpine Linux "edge": - -. Add the vanilla Linux kernel: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -apk add linux-vanilla linux-vanilla-dev ----- --- - -. Reboot with the vanilla Linux kernel. -. Download, build, and install the latest LTTng-modules{nbsp}{revision}: -+ --- -[role="term"] ----- -cd $(mktemp -d) && -wget http://lttng.org/files/lttng-modules/lttng-modules-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && -tar -xf lttng-modules-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && -cd lttng-modules-2.8.* && -make && -sudo make modules_install && -sudo depmod -a ----- --- - - -[[oe-yocto]] -=== OpenEmbedded and Yocto - -LTTng{nbsp}{revision} recipes are available in the -http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layer/openembedded-core/[`openembedded-core`] -layer for Yocto Project{nbsp}2.2 _Morty_ under the following names: - -* `lttng-tools` -* `lttng-modules` -* `lttng-ust` - -With BitBake, the simplest way to include LTTng recipes in your target -image is to add them to `IMAGE_INSTALL_append` in path:{conf/local.conf}: - ----- -IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " lttng-tools lttng-modules lttng-ust" ----- - -If you use Hob: - -. Select a machine and an image recipe. -. Click **Edit image recipe**. -. Under the **All recipes** tab, search for **lttng**. -. Check the desired LTTng recipes. - -[IMPORTANT] -.Java and Python application instrumentation and tracing -==== -If you need to instrument and trace <> on openSUSE, you need to build and install -LTTng-UST{nbsp}{revision} <> and pass -the `--enable-java-agent-jul`, `--enable-java-agent-log4j`, or -`--enable-java-agent-all` options to the `configure` script, depending -on which Java logging framework you use. - -If you need to instrument and trace <> on openSUSE, you need to build and install -LTTng-UST{nbsp}{revision} from source and pass the -`--enable-python-agent` option to the `configure` script. -==== - - -[[enterprise-distributions]] -=== RHEL, SUSE, and other enterprise distributions - -To install LTTng on enterprise Linux distributions, such as Red Hat -Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SUSE), please -see http://packages.efficios.com/[EfficiOS Enterprise Packages]. - [[building-from-source]] === Build from source @@ -693,7 +405,7 @@ To build and install LTTng{nbsp}{revision} from source: -- [role="term"] ---- -cd $(mktemp -d) && +$ cd $(mktemp -d) && wget http://lttng.org/files/lttng-modules/lttng-modules-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && tar -xf lttng-modules-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && cd lttng-modules-2.8.* && @@ -708,7 +420,7 @@ sudo depmod -a -- [role="term"] ---- -cd $(mktemp -d) && +$ cd $(mktemp -d) && wget http://lttng.org/files/lttng-ust/lttng-ust-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && tar -xf lttng-ust-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && cd lttng-ust-2.8.* && @@ -758,7 +470,7 @@ instrumented user application with `liblttng-ust`>>: -- [role="term"] ---- -cd $(mktemp -d) && +$ cd $(mktemp -d) && wget http://lttng.org/files/lttng-tools/lttng-tools-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && tar -xf lttng-tools-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && cd lttng-tools-2.8.* && @@ -796,16 +508,18 @@ This tutorial walks you through the steps to: [[tracing-the-linux-kernel]] === Trace the Linux kernel -The following command lines start with cmd:sudo because you need root -privileges to trace the Linux kernel. You can avoid using cmd:sudo if -your Unix user is a member of the <>. +The following command lines start with the `#` prompt because you need +root privileges to trace the Linux kernel. You can also trace the kernel +as a regular user if your Unix user is a member of the +<>. -. Create a <>: +. Create a <> which writes its traces + to dir:{/tmp/my-kernel-trace}: + -- [role="term"] ---- -sudo lttng create my-kernel-session +# lttng create my-kernel-session --output=/tmp/my-kernel-trace ---- -- @@ -814,42 +528,46 @@ sudo lttng create my-kernel-session -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng list --kernel +# lttng list --kernel +# lttng list --kernel --syscall ---- -- -. Create an <> which matches the desired event names, - for example `sched_switch` and `sched_process_fork`: +. Create <> which match the desired instrumentation + point names, for example the `sched_switch` and `sched_process_fork` + tracepoints, and the man:open(2) and man:close(2) system calls: + -- [role="term"] ---- -sudo lttng enable-event --kernel sched_switch,sched_process_fork +# lttng enable-event --kernel sched_switch,sched_process_fork +# lttng enable-event --kernel --syscall open,close ---- -- + -You can also create an event rule which _matches_ all the Linux kernel +You can also create an event rule which matches _all_ the Linux kernel tracepoints (this will generate a lot of data when tracing): + -- [role="term"] ---- -sudo lttng enable-event --kernel --all +# lttng enable-event --kernel --all ---- -- -. Start tracing: +. <>: + -- [role="term"] ---- -sudo lttng start +# lttng start ---- -- . Do some operation on your system for a few seconds. For example, load a website, or list the files of a directory. -. Stop tracing and destroy the tracing session: +. <> and destroy the + tracing session: + -- [role="term"] @@ -862,10 +580,15 @@ sudo lttng destroy The man:lttng-destroy(1) command does not destroy the trace data; it only destroys the state of the tracing session. -By default, LTTng saves the traces in -+$LTTNG_HOME/lttng-traces/__name__-__date__-__time__+, -where +__name__+ is the tracing session name. Note that the -env:LTTNG_HOME environment variable defaults to `$HOME` if not set. +. For the sake of this example, make the recorded trace accessible to + the non-root users: ++ +-- +[role="term"] +---- +sudo chown -R $(whoami) /tmp/my-kernel-trace +---- +-- See <> to view the recorded events. @@ -934,7 +657,7 @@ TRACEPOINT_EVENT( -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c -I. hello-tp.c +$ gcc -c -I. hello-tp.c ---- -- @@ -994,7 +717,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c hello.c +$ gcc -c hello.c ---- -- @@ -1004,7 +727,7 @@ gcc -c hello.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o hello hello.o hello-tp.o -llttng-ust -ldl +$ gcc -o hello hello.o hello-tp.o -llttng-ust -ldl ---- -- @@ -1021,7 +744,7 @@ To trace the user application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./hello world and beyond +$ ./hello world and beyond ---- -- + @@ -1039,7 +762,7 @@ Press Enter to continue... -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng-sessiond --daemonize +$ lttng-sessiond --daemonize ---- -- + @@ -1051,7 +774,7 @@ a service that the distribution's service manager started. -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng list --userspace +$ lttng list --userspace ---- -- + @@ -1063,7 +786,7 @@ under the `./hello` process. -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng create my-user-space-session +$ lttng create my-user-space-session ---- -- @@ -1073,28 +796,29 @@ lttng create my-user-space-session -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --userspace hello_world:my_first_tracepoint +$ lttng enable-event --userspace hello_world:my_first_tracepoint ---- -- -. Start tracing: +. <>: + -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng start +$ lttng start ---- -- . Go back to the running `hello` application and press Enter. The program executes all `tracepoint()` instrumentation points and exits. -. Stop tracing and destroy the tracing session: +. <> and destroy the + tracing session: + -- [role="term"] ---- -sudo lttng stop -sudo lttng destroy +$ lttng stop +$ lttng destroy ---- -- + @@ -1103,7 +827,7 @@ only destroys the state of the tracing session. By default, LTTng saves the traces in +$LTTNG_HOME/lttng-traces/__name__-__date__-__time__+, -where +__name__+ is the tracing session name. Note that the +where +__name__+ is the tracing session name. The env:LTTNG_HOME environment variable defaults to `$HOME` if not set. See <>. + The number of sub-buffers is only meaningful if you create the channel in overwrite mode: in this case, if a sub-buffer overwrite happens, the @@ -1703,7 +1431,7 @@ With so many similar terms, it's easy to get confused. An **event** is the consequence of the execution of an _instrumentation point_, like a tracepoint that you manually place in some source code, or a Linux kernel KProbe. An event is said to _occur_ at a specific -time. Different actions can be taken upon the occurance of an event, +time. Different actions can be taken upon the occurrence of an event, like record the event's payload to a buffer. An **event record** is the representation of an event in a sub-buffer. A @@ -1738,7 +1466,7 @@ The LTTng project incorporates: * **LTTng-tools**: Libraries and command-line interface to control tracing sessions. ** <> (man:lttng-sessiond(8)). -** <> (man:lttng-consumerd(8)). +** <> (cmd:lttng-consumerd). ** <> (man:lttng-relayd(8)). ** <> (`liblttng-ctl`). ** <> (man:lttng(1)). @@ -1786,7 +1514,7 @@ The cmd:lttng tool has a Git-like interface: [role="term"] ---- -lttng +$ lttng ---- The <> section explores the @@ -2034,7 +1762,7 @@ running. You can also start the session daemon manually. .The consumer daemon. image::plumbing-consumerd.png[] -The _consumer daemon_, man:lttng-consumerd(8), is a daemon which shares +The _consumer daemon_, cmd:lttng-consumerd, is a daemon which shares ring buffers with user applications or with the LTTng kernel modules to collect trace data and send it to some location (on disk or to a <> over the network). The consumer daemon @@ -2627,7 +2355,7 @@ holding more than one tracepoint providers. Once you <>, you can use the `tracepoint()` macro in your application's source code to insert the tracepoints that this header -<> defines. +<>. The `tracepoint()` macro takes at least two parameters: the tracepoint provider name and the tracepoint name. The corresponding tracepoint @@ -2836,10 +2564,11 @@ In the following diagrams, we use the following file names: `libemon.so`:: User library shared object file. -The red star indicates that this object file is instrumented -(contains code which uses the `tracepoint()` macro). The spring -symbol between the application and a library means the application is -linked with the library at build time. +We use the following symbols in the diagrams of table below: + +[role="img-100"] +.Symbols used in the build scenario diagrams. +image::ust-sit-symbols.png[] We assume that path:{.} is part of the env:LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable in the following instructions. @@ -2874,7 +2603,7 @@ To build the instrumented application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -2883,7 +2612,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o tpp.o -llttng-ust -ldl +$ gcc -o app app.o tpp.o -llttng-ust -ldl ---- -- @@ -2894,7 +2623,7 @@ To run the instrumented application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -2912,7 +2641,7 @@ To create the tracepoint provider package archive file: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -I. -c tpp.c +$ gcc -I. -c tpp.c ---- -- @@ -2921,7 +2650,7 @@ gcc -I. -c tpp.c -- [role="term"] ---- -ar rcs tpp.a tpp.o +$ ar rcs tpp.a tpp.o ---- -- @@ -2941,7 +2670,7 @@ To build the instrumented application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -2950,7 +2679,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o tpp.a -llttng-ust -ldl +$ gcc -o app app.o tpp.a -llttng-ust -ldl ---- -- @@ -2961,7 +2690,7 @@ To run the instrumented application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -2990,7 +2719,7 @@ To build the instrumented application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -2999,7 +2728,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o -ldl -L. -ltpp +$ gcc -o app app.o -ldl -L. -ltpp ---- -- @@ -3010,7 +2739,7 @@ To run the instrumented application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3041,7 +2770,7 @@ To build the instrumented application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3050,7 +2779,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o -ldl +$ gcc -o app app.o -ldl ---- -- @@ -3062,7 +2791,7 @@ To run the instrumented application with tracing support: -- [role="term"] ---- -LD_PRELOAD=./libtpp.so ./app +$ LD_PRELOAD=./libtpp.so ./app ---- -- @@ -3073,7 +2802,7 @@ To run the instrumented application without tracing support: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3106,7 +2835,7 @@ To build the instrumented application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3115,7 +2844,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o -ldl +$ gcc -o app app.o -ldl ---- -- @@ -3126,7 +2855,7 @@ To run the instrumented application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3158,7 +2887,7 @@ To build the instrumented user library: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c +$ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c ---- -- @@ -3167,7 +2896,7 @@ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o tpp.o -llttng-ust -ldl +$ gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o tpp.o -llttng-ust -ldl ---- -- @@ -3178,7 +2907,7 @@ To build the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3187,7 +2916,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o -L. -lemon +$ gcc -o app app.o -L. -lemon ---- -- @@ -3198,7 +2927,7 @@ To run the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3230,7 +2959,7 @@ To build the instrumented user library: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c +$ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c ---- -- @@ -3239,7 +2968,7 @@ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl -L. -ltpp +$ gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl -L. -ltpp ---- -- @@ -3250,7 +2979,7 @@ To build the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3259,7 +2988,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o -L. -lemon +$ gcc -o app app.o -L. -lemon ---- -- @@ -3270,7 +2999,7 @@ To run the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3288,7 +3017,7 @@ include::../common/ust-sit-step-tp-so.txt[] To build the instrumented user library: . In path:{emon.c}, before including path:{tpp.h}, add the - following line: + following lines: + -- [source,c] @@ -3303,7 +3032,7 @@ To build the instrumented user library: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c +$ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c ---- -- @@ -3312,7 +3041,7 @@ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl +$ gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl ---- -- @@ -3323,7 +3052,7 @@ To build the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3332,7 +3061,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o -L. -lemon +$ gcc -o app app.o -L. -lemon ---- -- @@ -3344,7 +3073,7 @@ To run the application with tracing support: -- [role="term"] ---- -LD_PRELOAD=./libtpp.so ./app +$ LD_PRELOAD=./libtpp.so ./app ---- -- @@ -3355,7 +3084,7 @@ To run the application without tracing support: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3375,7 +3104,7 @@ include::../common/ust-sit-step-tp-so.txt[] To build the instrumented user library: . In path:{emon.c}, before including path:{tpp.h}, add the - following line: + following lines: + -- [source,c] @@ -3390,7 +3119,7 @@ To build the instrumented user library: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c +$ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c ---- -- @@ -3399,7 +3128,7 @@ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl +$ gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl ---- -- @@ -3410,7 +3139,7 @@ To build the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3419,7 +3148,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o -L. -lemon +$ gcc -o app app.o -L. -lemon ---- -- @@ -3430,7 +3159,7 @@ To run the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3464,7 +3193,7 @@ To build the instrumented user library: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c +$ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c ---- -- @@ -3473,7 +3202,7 @@ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl -L. -ltpp +$ gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl -L. -ltpp ---- -- @@ -3484,7 +3213,7 @@ To build the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3493,7 +3222,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o -ldl -L. -lemon +$ gcc -o app app.o -ldl -L. -lemon ---- -- @@ -3504,7 +3233,7 @@ To run the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3524,7 +3253,7 @@ include::../common/ust-sit-step-tp-so.txt[] To build the instrumented user library: . In path:{emon.c}, before including path:{tpp.h}, add the - following line: + following lines: + -- [source,c] @@ -3539,7 +3268,7 @@ To build the instrumented user library: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c +$ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c ---- -- @@ -3548,7 +3277,7 @@ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl +$ gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl ---- -- @@ -3559,7 +3288,7 @@ To build the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3568,7 +3297,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o -ldl -L. -lemon +$ gcc -o app app.o -ldl -L. -lemon ---- -- @@ -3579,7 +3308,7 @@ To run the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3597,7 +3326,7 @@ include::../common/ust-sit-step-tp-so.txt[] To build the instrumented user library: . In path:{emon.c}, before including path:{tpp.h}, add the - following line: + following lines: + -- [source,c] @@ -3612,7 +3341,7 @@ To build the instrumented user library: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c +$ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c ---- -- @@ -3621,7 +3350,7 @@ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl +$ gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o -ldl ---- -- @@ -3632,7 +3361,7 @@ To build the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3641,7 +3370,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o -L. -lemon +$ gcc -o app app.o -L. -lemon ---- -- @@ -3653,7 +3382,7 @@ To run the application with tracing support: -- [role="term"] ---- -LD_PRELOAD=./libtpp.so ./app +$ LD_PRELOAD=./libtpp.so ./app ---- -- @@ -3664,7 +3393,7 @@ To run the application without tracing support: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3696,7 +3425,7 @@ To build the instrumented user library: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c +$ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c ---- -- @@ -3705,7 +3434,7 @@ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o +$ gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o ---- -- @@ -3716,7 +3445,7 @@ To build the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3725,7 +3454,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.o tpp.o -llttng-ust -ldl -L. -lemon +$ gcc -o app app.o tpp.o -llttng-ust -ldl -L. -lemon ---- -- @@ -3736,7 +3465,7 @@ To run the instrumented application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- @@ -3767,7 +3496,7 @@ To build the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -c app.c +$ gcc -c app.c ---- -- @@ -3776,7 +3505,7 @@ gcc -c app.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -Wl,--export-dynamic -o app app.o tpp.o \ +$ gcc -Wl,--export-dynamic -o app app.o tpp.o \ -llttng-ust -ldl ---- -- @@ -3792,7 +3521,7 @@ To build the instrumented user library: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c +$ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c ---- -- @@ -3801,7 +3530,7 @@ gcc -I. -fpic -c emon.c -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o +$ gcc -shared -o libemon.so emon.o ---- -- @@ -3812,7 +3541,7 @@ To run the application: -- [role="term"] ---- -./app +$ ./app ---- -- |==== @@ -3851,7 +3580,7 @@ object when starting the application. [role="term"] ---- -LD_PRELOAD=liblttng-ust-fork.so ./my-app +$ LD_PRELOAD=liblttng-ust-fork.so ./my-app ---- If your tracepoint provider package is @@ -3860,7 +3589,7 @@ shared objects in env:LD_PRELOAD: [role="term"] ---- -LD_PRELOAD=liblttng-ust-fork.so:/path/to/tp.so ./my-app +$ LD_PRELOAD=liblttng-ust-fork.so:/path/to/tp.so ./my-app ---- @@ -3874,7 +3603,7 @@ build an application on the command line: [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o my-app my-app.o tp.o $(pkg-config --cflags --libs lttng-ust) +$ gcc -o my-app my-app.o tp.o $(pkg-config --cflags --libs lttng-ust) ---- @@ -3899,7 +3628,7 @@ or LTTng packages: -- [role="term"] ---- -cd $(mktemp -d) && +$ cd $(mktemp -d) && wget http://lttng.org/files/urcu/userspace-rcu-latest-0.9.tar.bz2 && tar -xf userspace-rcu-latest-0.9.tar.bz2 && cd userspace-rcu-0.9.* && @@ -3926,7 +3655,7 @@ sudo ldconfig -- [role="term"] ---- -cd $(mktemp -d) && +$ cd $(mktemp -d) && wget http://lttng.org/files/lttng-ust/lttng-ust-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && tar -xf lttng-ust-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && cd lttng-ust-2.8.* && @@ -3951,7 +3680,7 @@ relevant 32-bit library paths, for example: [role="term"] ---- -LDFLAGS='-L/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu -L/usr/lib32' +$ LDFLAGS='-L/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu -L/usr/lib32' ---- ==== @@ -3961,12 +3690,14 @@ LDFLAGS='-L/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu -L/usr/lib32' -- [role="term"] ---- -cd $(mktemp -d) && +$ cd $(mktemp -d) && wget http://lttng.org/files/lttng-tools/lttng-tools-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && tar -xf lttng-tools-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && cd lttng-tools-2.8.* && ./configure --libdir=/usr/local/lib32 CFLAGS=-m32 CXXFLAGS=-m32 \ - LDFLAGS='-L/usr/local/lib32 -L/usr/lib32' && + LDFLAGS='-L/usr/local/lib32 -L/usr/lib32' \ + --disable-bin-lttng --disable-bin-lttng-crash \ + --disable-bin-lttng-relayd --disable-bin-lttng-sessiond && make && cd src/bin/lttng-consumerd && sudo make install && @@ -3983,7 +3714,7 @@ sudo ldconfig -- [role="term"] ---- -cd $(mktemp -d) && +$ cd $(mktemp -d) && wget http://lttng.org/files/lttng-tools/lttng-tools-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && tar -xf lttng-tools-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && cd lttng-tools-2.8.* && @@ -4010,9 +3741,9 @@ instrumented 32-bit application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -m32 -c -I. hello-tp.c -gcc -m32 -c hello.c -gcc -m32 -o hello hello.o hello-tp.o \ +$ gcc -m32 -c -I. hello-tp.c +$ gcc -m32 -c hello.c +$ gcc -m32 -o hello hello.o hello-tp.o \ -L/usr/lib32 -L/usr/local/lib32 \ -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib32,-rpath,/usr/local/lib32 \ -llttng-ust -ldl @@ -4064,7 +3795,7 @@ To use `tracef()` in your application: -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.c -llttng-ust +$ gcc -o app app.c -llttng-ust ---- -- @@ -4076,7 +3807,7 @@ To trace the events that `tracef()` calls emit: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --userspace 'lttng_ust_tracef:*' +$ lttng enable-event --userspace 'lttng_ust_tracef:*' ---- -- @@ -4151,7 +3882,7 @@ See man:lttng-ust(3) for a list of available log level names. -- [role="term"] ---- -gcc -o app app.c -llttng-ust +$ gcc -o app app.c -llttng-ust ---- -- @@ -4165,7 +3896,7 @@ _as severe as_ a specific log level: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --userspace 'lttng_ust_tracelog:*' +$ lttng enable-event --userspace 'lttng_ust_tracelog:*' --loglevel=TRACE_WARNING ---- -- @@ -4179,7 +3910,7 @@ _specific log level_: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --userspace 'lttng_ust_tracelog:*' +$ lttng enable-event --userspace 'lttng_ust_tracelog:*' --loglevel-only=TRACE_INFO ---- -- @@ -4218,7 +3949,7 @@ To use a user space tracing helper with any user application: -- [role="term"] ---- -LD_PRELOAD=liblttng-ust-libc-wrapper.so my-app +$ LD_PRELOAD=liblttng-ust-libc-wrapper.so my-app ---- -- + @@ -4227,7 +3958,7 @@ You can preload more than one helper: -- [role="term"] ---- -LD_PRELOAD=liblttng-ust-libc-wrapper.so:liblttng-ust-dl.so my-app +$ LD_PRELOAD=liblttng-ust-libc-wrapper.so:liblttng-ust-dl.so my-app ---- -- @@ -4277,7 +4008,7 @@ The path:{liblttng-ust-cyg-profile*.so} helpers can add instrumentation to the entry and exit points of functions. man:gcc(1) and man:clang(1) have an option named -https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Code-Gen-Options.html[`-finstrument-functions`] +https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Instrumentation-Options.html[`-finstrument-functions`] which generates instrumentation calls for entry and exit to functions. The LTTng-UST function tracing helpers, path:{liblttng-ust-cyg-profile.so} and @@ -4300,10 +4031,8 @@ Assuming no event record is lost, having only the function addresses on entry is enough to create a call graph, since an event record always contains the ID of the CPU that generated it. + -You can use a tool like -https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/binutils/addr2line.html[cmd:addr2line] -to convert function addresses back to source file names and -line numbers. +You can use a tool like man:addr2line(1) to convert function addresses +back to source file names and line numbers. * **path:{liblttng-ust-cyg-profile.so}** is a more robust variant which also works in use cases where event records might get discarded or @@ -4352,7 +4081,7 @@ logging frameworks: .LTTng-UST Java agent imported by a Java application. image::java-app.png[] -Note that the methods described below are new in LTTng{nbsp}{revision}. +Note that the methods described below are new in LTTng{nbsp}2.8. Previous LTTng versions use another technique. NOTE: We use http://openjdk.java.net/[OpenJDK]{nbsp}8 for development @@ -4472,7 +4201,7 @@ Build this example: [role="term"] ---- -javac -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-jul.jar Test.java +$ javac -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-jul.jar Test.java ---- <>, @@ -4481,16 +4210,16 @@ javac -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jar [role="term"] ---- -lttng create -lttng enable-event --jul jello -lttng start +$ lttng create +$ lttng enable-event --jul jello +$ lttng start ---- Run the compiled class: [role="term"] ---- -java -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-jul.jar:. Test +$ java -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-jul.jar:. Test ---- <> and inspect the @@ -4498,11 +4227,36 @@ recorded events: [role="term"] ---- -lttng stop -lttng view +$ lttng stop +$ lttng view ---- ==== +In the resulting trace, an <> generated by a Java +application using `java.util.logging` is named `lttng_jul:event` and +has the following fields: + +`msg`:: + Log record's message. + +`logger_name`:: + Logger name. + +`class_name`:: + Name of the class in which the log statement was executed. + +`method_name`:: + Name of the method in which the log statement was executed. + +`long_millis`:: + Logging time (timestamp in milliseconds). + +`int_loglevel`:: + Log level integer value. + +`int_threadid`:: + ID of the thread in which the log statement was executed. + You can use the opt:lttng-enable-event(1):--loglevel or opt:lttng-enable-event(1):--loglevel-only option of the man:lttng-enable-event(1) command to target a range of JUL log levels @@ -4620,7 +4374,7 @@ file): [role="term"] ---- -javac -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-log4j.jar:$LOG4JPATH Test.java +$ javac -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-log4j.jar:$LOG4JPATH Test.java ---- <>, @@ -4629,16 +4383,16 @@ javac -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jar [role="term"] ---- -lttng create -lttng enable-event --log4j jello -lttng start +$ lttng create +$ lttng enable-event --log4j jello +$ lttng start ---- Run the compiled class: [role="term"] ---- -java -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-log4j.jar:$LOG4JPATH:. Test +$ java -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-log4j.jar:$LOG4JPATH:. Test ---- <> and inspect the @@ -4646,11 +4400,42 @@ recorded events: [role="term"] ---- -lttng stop -lttng view +$ lttng stop +$ lttng view ---- ==== +In the resulting trace, an <> generated by a Java +application using log4j is named `lttng_log4j:event` and +has the following fields: + +`msg`:: + Log record's message. + +`logger_name`:: + Logger name. + +`class_name`:: + Name of the class in which the log statement was executed. + +`method_name`:: + Name of the method in which the log statement was executed. + +`filename`:: + Name of the file in which the executed log statement is located. + +`line_number`:: + Line number at which the log statement was executed. + +`timestamp`:: + Logging timestamp. + +`int_loglevel`:: + Log level integer value. + +`thread_name`:: + Name of the Java thread in which the log statement was executed. + You can use the opt:lttng-enable-event(1):--loglevel or opt:lttng-enable-event(1):--loglevel-only option of the man:lttng-enable-event(1) command to target a range of Apache log4j log levels @@ -4820,7 +4605,7 @@ Build this example: [role="term"] ---- -javac -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-jul.jar Test.java +$ javac -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-jul.jar Test.java ---- <> @@ -4829,8 +4614,8 @@ and <> matching the [role="term"] ---- -lttng create -lttng enable-event --jul jello +$ lttng create +$ lttng enable-event --jul jello ---- <> to the @@ -4838,22 +4623,22 @@ JUL channel: [role="term"] ---- -lttng add-context --jul --type='$app.myRetriever:intCtx' -lttng add-context --jul --type='$app.myRetriever:strContext' +$ lttng add-context --jul --type='$app.myRetriever:intCtx' +$ lttng add-context --jul --type='$app.myRetriever:strContext' ---- <>: [role="term"] ---- -lttng start +$ lttng start ---- Run the compiled class: [role="term"] ---- -java -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-jul.jar:. Test +$ java -cp /usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-common.jar:/usr/share/java/jarpath/lttng-ust-agent-jul.jar:. Test ---- <> and inspect the @@ -4861,8 +4646,8 @@ recorded events: [role="term"] ---- -lttng stop -lttng view +$ lttng stop +$ lttng view ---- ==== @@ -4948,16 +4733,16 @@ tracing>>: [role="term"] ---- -lttng create -lttng enable-event --python my-logger -lttng start +$ lttng create +$ lttng enable-event --python my-logger +$ lttng start ---- Run the Python script: [role="term"] ---- -python test.py +$ python test.py ---- <> and inspect the recorded @@ -4965,11 +4750,38 @@ events: [role="term"] ---- -lttng stop -lttng view +$ lttng stop +$ lttng view ---- ==== +In the resulting trace, an <> generated by a Python +application is named `lttng_python:event` and has the following fields: + +`asctime`:: + Logging time (string). + +`msg`:: + Log record's message. + +`logger_name`:: + Logger name. + +`funcName`:: + Name of the function in which the log statement was executed. + +`lineno`:: + Line number at which the log statement was executed. + +`int_loglevel`:: + Log level integer value. + +`thread`:: + ID of the Python thread in which the log statement was executed. + +`threadName`:: + Name of the Python thread in which the log statement was executed. + You can use the opt:lttng-enable-event(1):--loglevel or opt:lttng-enable-event(1):--loglevel-only option of the man:lttng-enable-event(1) command to target a range of Python log levels @@ -5010,15 +4822,15 @@ mostly to instrument shell scripts: [role="term"] ---- -echo "Some message, some $variable" > /proc/lttng-logger +$ echo "Some message, some $variable" > /proc/lttng-logger ---- Any event that the LTTng logger emits is named `lttng_logger` and belongs to the Linux kernel <>. However, unlike other instrumentation points in the kernel tracing domain, **any Unix user** can <> which -matches its event name, not only the root user or users in the tracing -group. +matches its event name, not only the root user or users in the +<>. To use the LTTng logger: @@ -5056,16 +4868,16 @@ df --human-readable --print-type / > /proc/lttng-logger [role="term"] ---- -lttng create -lttng enable-event --kernel lttng_logger -lttng start +$ lttng create +$ lttng enable-event --kernel lttng_logger +$ lttng start ---- Run the Bash script: [role="term"] ---- -bash test.bash +$ bash test.bash ---- <> and inspect the recorded @@ -5073,8 +4885,8 @@ events: [role="term"] ---- -lttng stop -lttng view +$ lttng stop +$ lttng view ---- ==== @@ -5145,7 +4957,7 @@ is your subsystem's name. -- [role="term"] ---- -cd $(mktemp -d) && +$ cd $(mktemp -d) && wget http://lttng.org/files/lttng-modules/lttng-modules-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && tar -xf lttng-modules-latest-2.8.tar.bz2 && cd lttng-modules-2.8.* @@ -5237,12 +5049,12 @@ MODULE_VERSION(__stringify(LTTNG_MODULES_MAJOR_VERSION) "." ---- -- -. Edit path:{probes/Makefile} and add your new kernel module object +. Edit path:{probes/KBuild} and add your new kernel module object next to the existing ones: + -- [source,make] -.path:{probes/Makefile} +.path:{probes/KBuild} ---- # ... @@ -5260,8 +5072,8 @@ obj-m += lttng-probe-my-subsys.o -- [role="term"] ---- -make KERNELDIR=/path/to/linux -sudo make modules_install +$ make KERNELDIR=/path/to/linux +# make modules_install && depmod -a ---- -- + @@ -5378,7 +5190,7 @@ module: ==== [role="term"] ---- -sudo lttng-sessiond --extra-kmod-probes=my_subsys,usb +# lttng-sessiond --extra-kmod-probes=my_subsys,usb ---- ==== -- @@ -5396,7 +5208,7 @@ To load _only_ a given custom probe kernel module: ==== [role="term"] ---- -sudo lttng-sessiond --kmod-probes=my_subsys,usb +# lttng-sessiond --kmod-probes=my_subsys,usb ---- ==== -- @@ -5408,7 +5220,7 @@ To confirm that a probe module is loaded: -- [role="term"] ---- -lsmod | grep lttng_probe_usb +$ lsmod | grep lttng_probe_usb ---- -- @@ -5419,7 +5231,7 @@ To unload the loaded probe modules: -- [role="term"] ---- -sudo pkill lttng-sessiond +# pkill lttng-sessiond ---- -- + @@ -5481,7 +5293,7 @@ To start a user session daemon: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng-sessiond --daemonize +$ lttng-sessiond --daemonize ---- -- @@ -5492,7 +5304,7 @@ To start the root session daemon: -- [role="term"] ---- -sudo lttng-sessiond --daemonize +# lttng-sessiond --daemonize ---- -- @@ -5521,7 +5333,7 @@ To create a tracing session with a generated name: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng create +$ lttng create ---- -- @@ -5535,7 +5347,7 @@ To create a tracing session with a specific name: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng create my-session +$ lttng create my-session ---- -- + @@ -5555,7 +5367,7 @@ To output LTTng traces to a non-default location: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng create --output=/tmp/some-directory my-session +$ lttng create my-session --output=/tmp/some-directory ---- -- @@ -5568,7 +5380,7 @@ To list all the existing tracing sessions for your Unix user: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng list +$ lttng list ---- -- @@ -5599,7 +5411,7 @@ To change the current tracing session: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng set-session new-session +$ lttng set-session new-session ---- -- + @@ -5617,7 +5429,7 @@ To destroy the current tracing session: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng destroy +$ lttng destroy ---- -- @@ -5654,7 +5466,7 @@ To list the available instrumentation points: ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng list --userspace +$ lttng list --userspace ---- ==== @@ -5662,7 +5474,7 @@ lttng list --userspace ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng list --kernel --syscall +$ lttng list --kernel --syscall ---- ==== @@ -5766,7 +5578,7 @@ command-line options to create simple to more complex event rules. ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --kernel sched_switch +$ lttng enable-event --kernel sched_switch ---- ==== @@ -5774,7 +5586,7 @@ lttng enable-event --kernel sched_switch ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --kernel --syscall open,write,read,close +$ lttng enable-event --kernel --syscall open,write,read,close ---- ==== @@ -5782,18 +5594,18 @@ lttng enable-event --kernel --syscall open,write,read,close ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --kernel sched_switch --filter='prev_comm == "bash"' +$ lttng enable-event --kernel sched_switch --filter='prev_comm == "bash"' ---- [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --kernel --all \ +$ lttng enable-event --kernel --all \ --filter='$ctx.tid == 1988 || $ctx.tid == 1534' ---- [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --jul my_logger \ +$ lttng enable-event --jul my_logger \ --filter='$app.retriever:cur_msg_id > 3' ---- @@ -5805,7 +5617,7 @@ use man:lttng(1) from a shell. ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --userspace my_app:'*' --loglevel=TRACE_INFO +$ lttng enable-event --userspace my_app:'*' --loglevel=TRACE_INFO ---- IMPORTANT: Make sure to always quote the wildcard character when you @@ -5816,7 +5628,7 @@ use man:lttng(1) from a shell. ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --python my-app.'*' \ +$ lttng enable-event --python my-app.'*' \ --exclude='my-app.module,my-app.hello' ---- ==== @@ -5825,7 +5637,7 @@ lttng enable-event --python my-app.'*' \ ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --log4j --all --loglevel-only=LOG4J_WARN +$ lttng enable-event --log4j --all --loglevel-only=LOG4J_WARN ---- ==== @@ -5833,7 +5645,7 @@ lttng enable-event --log4j --all --loglevel-only=LOG4J_WARN ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --userspace my_app:my_tracepoint --channel=my-channel +$ lttng enable-event --userspace my_app:my_tracepoint --channel=my-channel ---- ==== @@ -5845,8 +5657,8 @@ rules: [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --userspace my_app:my_tracepoint -lttng enable-event --userspace my_app:my_tracepoint \ +$ lttng enable-event --userspace my_app:my_tracepoint +$ lttng enable-event --userspace my_app:my_tracepoint \ --loglevel=TRACE_INFO ---- @@ -5870,7 +5682,7 @@ a _disabled_ event rule. ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng disable-event --python my-logger +$ lttng disable-event --python my-logger ---- ==== @@ -5878,7 +5690,7 @@ lttng disable-event --python my-logger ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng disable-event --jul '*' +$ lttng disable-event --jul '*' ---- ==== @@ -5891,7 +5703,7 @@ rules of a given channel. [role="term"] ---- -lttng disable-event --jul --all-events +$ lttng disable-event --jul --all-events ---- ==== @@ -5909,7 +5721,7 @@ parameters, its channels, event rules, and their attributes: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng status +$ lttng status ---- -- + @@ -5921,7 +5733,7 @@ To get the status of any tracing session: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng list my-session +$ lttng list my-session ---- -- + @@ -5943,7 +5755,7 @@ To start tracing in the current tracing session: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng start +$ lttng start ---- -- @@ -5959,7 +5771,7 @@ To stop tracing in the current tracing session: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng stop +$ lttng stop ---- -- + @@ -6084,7 +5896,7 @@ command-line options to create simple to more complex channels. ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-channel --kernel my-channel +$ lttng enable-channel --kernel my-channel ---- ==== @@ -6092,7 +5904,7 @@ lttng enable-channel --kernel my-channel ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-channel --userspace --num-subbuf=4 --subbuf-size=1M \ +$ lttng enable-channel --userspace --num-subbuf=4 --subbuf-size=1M \ --buffers-pid my-channel ---- ==== @@ -6101,7 +5913,7 @@ lttng enable-channel --userspace --num-subbuf=4 --subbuf-size=1M \ ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-channel --kernel --tracefile-count=8 \ +$ lttng enable-channel --kernel --tracefile-count=8 \ --tracefile-size=4194304 my-channel ---- ==== @@ -6110,7 +5922,7 @@ lttng enable-channel --kernel --tracefile-count=8 \ ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-channel --userspace --overwrite my-channel +$ lttng enable-channel --userspace --overwrite my-channel ---- ==== @@ -6119,8 +5931,8 @@ two different channels: [role="term"] ---- -lttng enable-event --userspace --channel=my-channel app:tp -lttng enable-event --userspace --channel=other-channel app:tp +$ lttng enable-event --userspace --channel=my-channel app:tp +$ lttng enable-event --userspace --channel=other-channel app:tp ---- If both channels are enabled, when a tracepoint named `app:tp` is @@ -6137,7 +5949,7 @@ previously, use the man:lttng-disable-channel(1) command. ==== [role="term"] ---- -lttng disable-channel --kernel my-channel +$ lttng disable-channel --kernel my-channel ---- ==== @@ -6185,7 +5997,7 @@ of the current tracing session. [role="term"] ---- -lttng add-context --userspace --type=vpid --type=perf:thread:cpu-cycles +$ lttng add-context --userspace --type=vpid --type=perf:thread:cpu-cycles ---- ==== @@ -6197,7 +6009,7 @@ tracing session. [role="term"] ---- -lttng add-context --kernel --channel=my-channel --type=tid +$ lttng add-context --kernel --channel=my-channel --type=tid ---- ==== @@ -6210,7 +6022,7 @@ in the channel named `my-channel`: [role="term"] ---- -lttng add-context --kernel --channel=my-channel \ +$ lttng add-context --kernel --channel=my-channel \ --type='$app:retriever:cur_msg_id' ---- @@ -6259,7 +6071,7 @@ tracks the specific PIDs. After: [role="term"] ---- -lttng track --pid=3,4,7,10,13 +$ lttng track --pid=3,4,7,10,13 ---- the whitelist is: @@ -6272,7 +6084,7 @@ You can add more PIDs to the whitelist afterwards: [role="term"] ---- -lttng track --pid=1,15,16 +$ lttng track --pid=1,15,16 ---- The result is: @@ -6286,7 +6098,7 @@ whitelist. Given the previous example, the following command: [role="term"] ---- -lttng untrack --pid=3,7,10,13 +$ lttng untrack --pid=3,7,10,13 ---- leads to this whitelist: @@ -6295,12 +6107,12 @@ leads to this whitelist: .PIDs 3, 7, 10, and 13 are removed from the whitelist. image::track-1-4-15-16.png[] -LTTng can track all possible PIDs again using the opt:track(1):--all -option: +LTTng can track all possible PIDs again using the +opt:lttng-track(1):--all option: [role="term"] ---- -lttng track --pid --all +$ lttng track --pid --all ---- The result is, again: @@ -6321,7 +6133,7 @@ man:lttng-untrack(1) command to clear the whitelist after you [role="term"] ---- -lttng untrack --pid --all +$ lttng untrack --pid --all ---- gives: @@ -6337,7 +6149,7 @@ specific PIDs, for example: [role="term"] ---- -lttng track --pid=6,11 +$ lttng track --pid=6,11 ---- Result: @@ -6375,7 +6187,7 @@ To save a given tracing session configuration: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng save my-session +$ lttng save my-session ---- -- + @@ -6402,7 +6214,7 @@ To load a tracing session: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng load my-session +$ lttng load my-session ---- -- + @@ -6430,7 +6242,7 @@ To send the trace data over the network: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng-relayd +$ lttng-relayd ---- -- @@ -6440,7 +6252,7 @@ lttng-relayd -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng create my-session --set-url=net://remote-system +$ lttng create my-session --set-url=net://remote-system ---- -- + @@ -6449,7 +6261,7 @@ remote system. See man:lttng-create(1) for the exact URL format. . On the target system, use the man:lttng(1) command-line tool as usual. When tracing is active, the target's consumer daemon sends sub-buffers - to the relay daemon running on the remote system intead of flushing + to the relay daemon running on the remote system instead of flushing them to the local file system. The relay daemon writes the received packets to the local file system. @@ -6486,7 +6298,7 @@ To use LTTng live: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng create --live my-session +$ lttng create my-session --live ---- -- + @@ -6498,7 +6310,8 @@ This spawns a local relay daemon. -- [role="term"] ---- -babeltrace --input-format=lttng-live net://localhost/host/hostname/my-session +$ babeltrace --input-format=lttng-live + net://localhost/host/hostname/my-session ---- -- + @@ -6516,7 +6329,7 @@ You can list the available live tracing sessions with Babeltrace: [role="term"] ---- -babeltrace --input-format=lttng-live net://localhost +$ babeltrace --input-format=lttng-live net://localhost ---- You can start the relay daemon on another system. In this case, you need @@ -6553,7 +6366,7 @@ To take a snapshot: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng create --snapshot my-session +$ lttng create my-session --snapshot ---- -- + @@ -6576,7 +6389,7 @@ change before you actually take the snapshot. -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng snapshot record --name=my-first-snapshot +$ lttng snapshot record --name=my-first-snapshot ---- -- + @@ -6614,7 +6427,7 @@ XML machine interface output, for example: [role="term"] ---- -lttng --mi=xml enable-event --kernel --syscall open +$ lttng --mi=xml enable-event --kernel --syscall open ---- A schema definition (XSD) is @@ -6649,7 +6462,7 @@ To regenerate the metadata of an LTTng trace: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng metadata regenerate +$ lttng metadata regenerate ---- -- @@ -6696,7 +6509,7 @@ trace data after a system crash: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng create --shm-path=/path/to/shm +$ lttng create my-session --shm-path=/path/to/shm ---- -- @@ -6709,7 +6522,7 @@ lttng create --shm-path=/path/to/shm -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng-crash /path/to/shm +$ lttng-crash /path/to/shm ---- -- @@ -6724,7 +6537,7 @@ To convert the ring buffer files to LTTng trace files: -- [role="term"] ---- -lttng-crash --extract=/path/to/trace /path/to/shm +$ lttng-crash --extract=/path/to/trace /path/to/shm ---- -- @@ -7105,7 +6918,7 @@ event:: or a Linux kernel KProbe. + An event is said to _occur_ at a specific time. Different actions can -be taken upon the occurance of an event, like record the event's payload +be taken upon the occurrence of an event, like record the event's payload to a sub-buffer. <>:: @@ -7276,7 +7089,7 @@ tracer:: <>:: A namespace for event sources. -tracing group:: +<>:: The Unix group in which a Unix user can be to be allowed to trace the Linux kernel.