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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst index 5aba74872ba7..4073ca48af4a 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst @@ -1186,6 +1186,18 @@ Here are the available options: trace_printk Can disable trace_printk() from writing into the buffer. + trace_printk_dest + Set to have trace_printk() and similar internal tracing functions + write into this instance. Note, only one trace instance can have + this set. By setting this flag, it clears the trace_printk_dest flag + of the instance that had it set previously. By default, the top + level trace has this set, and will get it set again if another + instance has it set then clears it. + + This flag cannot be cleared by the top level instance, as it is the + default instance. The only way the top level instance has this flag + cleared, is by it being set in another instance. + annotate It is sometimes confusing when the CPU buffers are full and one CPU buffer had a lot of events recently, thus |