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2023-04-29Merge tag 'trace-tools-v6.4' of ↵Linus Torvalds1-2/+0
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace Pull tracing tools updates from Steven Rostedt: - Add auto-analysis only option to rtla/timerlat Add an --aa-only option to the tooling to perform only the auto analysis and not to parse and format the data. - Other minor fixes and clean ups * tag 'trace-tools-v6.4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace: rtla/timerlat: Fix "Previous IRQ" auto analysis' line rtla/timerlat: Add auto-analysis only option rv: Remove redundant assignment to variable retval rv: Fix addition on an uninitialized variable 'run' rtla: Add .gitignore file
2023-04-26rv: Remove redundant assignment to variable retvalColin Ian King1-2/+0
Variable retval is being assigned a value that is never read, it is being re-assigned a new value in both paths of a following if statement. Remove the assignment. Cleans up clang-scan warning: kernel/trace/rv/rv.c:293:2: warning: Value stored to 'retval' is never read [deadcode.DeadStores] retval = count; Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230418150018.3123753-1-colin.i.king@gmail.com Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@gmail.com> Acked-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2023-04-13rv/reactor: remove MODULE_LICENSE in non-modulesNick Alcock2-2/+0
Since commit 8b41fc4454e ("kbuild: create modules.builtin without Makefile.modbuiltin or tristate.conf"), MODULE_LICENSE declarations are used to identify modules. As a consequence, uses of the macro in non-modules will cause modprobe to misidentify their containing object file as a module when it is not (false positives), and modprobe might succeed rather than failing with a suitable error message. So remove it in the files in this commit, none of which can be built as modules. Signed-off-by: Nick Alcock <nick.alcock@oracle.com> Suggested-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org> Acked-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org> Cc: linux-modules@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Hitomi Hasegawa <hasegawa-hitomi@fujitsu.com> Cc: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
2023-01-25rv: remove redundant initialization of pointer ptrColin Ian King1-1/+1
The pointer ptr is being initialized with a value that is never read, it is being updated later on a call to strim. Remove the extraneous initialization. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230116161612.77192-1-colin.i.king@gmail.com Cc: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-12-20rv/monitors: Move monitor structure in rodataAlessandro Carminati2-2/+2
It makes sense to move the important monitor structure into rodata to prevent accidental structure modification. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20221122173648.4732-1-acarmina@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Alessandro Carminati <acarmina@redhat.com> Acked-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-09-27rv/monitor: Add __init/__exit annotations to module init/exit funcsXiu Jianfeng2-4/+4
Add missing __init/__exit annotations to module init/exit funcs. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220922103208.162869-1-xiujianfeng@huawei.com Fixes: 24bce201d798 ("tools/rv: Add dot2k") Fixes: 8812d21219b9 ("rv/monitor: Add the wip monitor skeleton created by dot2k") Fixes: ccc319dcb450 ("rv/monitor: Add the wwnr monitor") Signed-off-by: Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@huawei.com> Acked-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-09-26rv/monitors: add 'static' qualifier for local symbolsZeng Heng2-4/+4
The sparse tool complains as follows: kernel/trace/rv/monitors/wwnr/wwnr.c:18:19: warning: symbol 'rv_wwnr' was not declared. Should it be static? The `rv_wwnr` symbol is not dereferenced by other extern files, so add static qualifier for it. So does wip module. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220824034357.2014202-2-zengheng4@huawei.com Cc: <mingo@redhat.com> Fixes: ccc319dcb450 ("rv/monitor: Add the wwnr monitor") Fixes: 8812d21219b9 ("rv/monitor: Add the wip monitor skeleton created by dot2k") Signed-off-by: Zeng Heng <zengheng4@huawei.com> Acked-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-09-07rv/reactor: add __init/__exit annotations to module init/exit funcsXiu Jianfeng2-4/+4
Add missing __init/__exit annotations to module init/exit funcs. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220906141210.132607-1-xiujianfeng@huawei.com Fixes: 135b881ea885 ("rv/reactor: Add the printk reactor") Fixes: e88043c0ac16 ("rv/reactor: Add the panic reactor") Signed-off-by: Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@huawei.com> Acked-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-09-07rv/monitors: Make monitor's automata definition staticDaniel Bristot de Oliveira2-2/+2
Monitor's automata definition is only used locally, so make them static for all existing monitors. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/202208210332.gtHXje45-lkp@intel.com Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/202208210358.6HH3OrVs-lkp@intel.com Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/a50e27c3738d6ef809f4201857229fed64799234.1661266564.git.bristot@kernel.org Fixes: ccc319dcb450 ("rv/monitor: Add the wwnr monitor") Fixes: 8812d21219b9 ("rv/monitor: Add the wip monitor skeleton created by dot2k") Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-08-05rv: Unlock on error path in rv_unregister_reactor()Dan Carpenter1-2/+4
Unlock the "rv_interface_lock" mutex before returning. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/YuvYzNfGMgV+PIhd@kili Fixes: 04acadcb4453 ("rv: Add runtime reactors interface") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-07-30rv/reactor: Add the panic reactorDaniel Bristot de Oliveira3-0/+52
Sample reactor that panics the system when an exception is found. This is useful both to capture a vmcore, or to fail-safe a critical system. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/729aae3aba95f35738b8f8180e626d747d1d9da2.1659052063.git.bristot@kernel.org Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Gabriele Paoloni <gpaoloni@redhat.com> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com> Cc: Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> Cc: Tao Zhou <tao.zhou@linux.dev> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-07-30rv/reactor: Add the printk reactorDaniel Bristot de Oliveira3-1/+52
A reactor that printks the reaction message. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/b65f18a7fd6dc6659a3008fd7b7392de3465d47b.1659052063.git.bristot@kernel.org Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Gabriele Paoloni <gpaoloni@redhat.com> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com> Cc: Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> Cc: Tao Zhou <tao.zhou@linux.dev> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-07-30rv/monitor: Add the wwnr monitorDaniel Bristot de Oliveira4-0/+146
Per task wakeup while not running (wwnr) monitor. This model is broken, the reason is that a task can be running in the processor without being set as RUNNABLE. Think about a task about to sleep: 1: set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE); 2: schedule(); And then imagine an IRQ happening in between the lines one and two, waking the task up. BOOM, the wakeup will happen while the task is running. Q: Why do we need this model, so? A: To test the reactors. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/473c0fc39967250fdebcff8b620311c11dccad30.1659052063.git.bristot@kernel.org Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Gabriele Paoloni <gpaoloni@redhat.com> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com> Cc: Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> Cc: Tao Zhou <tao.zhou@linux.dev> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-07-30rv/monitor: Add the wip monitorDaniel Bristot de Oliveira3-36/+29
The wakeup in preemptive (wip) monitor verifies if the wakeup events always take place with preemption disabled: | | v #==================# H preemptive H <+ #==================# | | | | preempt_disable | preempt_enable v | sched_waking +------------------+ | +--------------- | | | | | non_preemptive | | +--------------> | | -+ +------------------+ The wakeup event always takes place with preemption disabled because of the scheduler synchronization. However, because the preempt_count and its trace event are not atomic with regard to interrupts, some inconsistencies might happen. The documentation illustrates one of these cases. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/c98ca678df81115fddc04921b3c79720c836b18f.1659052063.git.bristot@kernel.org Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Gabriele Paoloni <gpaoloni@redhat.com> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com> Cc: Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> Cc: Tao Zhou <tao.zhou@linux.dev> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-07-30rv/monitor: Add the wip monitor skeleton created by dot2kDaniel Bristot de Oliveira2-0/+155
THIS CODE IS NOT LINKED TO THE MAKEFILE. This model does not compile because it lacks the instrumentation part, which will be added next. In the typical case, there will be only one patch, but it was split into two patches for educational purposes. This is the direct output this command line: $ dot2k -d tools/verification/models/wip.dot -t per_cpu Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/5eb7a9118917e8a814c5e49853a72fc62be0a101.1659052063.git.bristot@kernel.org Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Gabriele Paoloni <gpaoloni@redhat.com> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com> Cc: Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> Cc: Tao Zhou <tao.zhou@linux.dev> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-07-30Documentation/rv: Add a basic documentationDaniel Bristot de Oliveira2-0/+6
Add the runtime-verification.rst document, explaining the basics of RV and how to use the interface. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/4be7d1a88ab1e2eb0767521e1ab52a149a154bc4.1659052063.git.bristot@kernel.org Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Gabriele Paoloni <gpaoloni@redhat.com> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com> Cc: Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> Cc: Tao Zhou <tao.zhou@linux.dev> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-07-30rv/include: Add deterministic automata monitor definition via C macrosDaniel Bristot de Oliveira2-0/+16
In Linux terms, the runtime verification monitors are encapsulated inside the "RV monitor" abstraction. The "RV monitor" includes a set of instances of the monitor (per-cpu monitor, per-task monitor, and so on), the helper functions that glue the monitor to the system reference model, and the trace output as a reaction for event parsing and exceptions, as depicted below: Linux +----- RV Monitor ----------------------------------+ Formal Realm | | Realm +-------------------+ +----------------+ +-----------------+ | Linux kernel | | Monitor | | Reference | | Tracing | -> | Instance(s) | <- | Model | | (instrumentation) | | (verification) | | (specification) | +-------------------+ +----------------+ +-----------------+ | | | | V | | +----------+ | | | Reaction | | | +--+--+--+-+ | | | | | | | | | +-> trace output ? | +------------------------|--|----------------------+ | +----> panic ? +-------> <user-specified> Add the rv/da_monitor.h, enabling automatic code generation for the *Monitor Instance(s)* using C macros, and code to support it. The benefits of the usage of macro for monitor synthesis are 3-fold as it: - Reduces the code duplication; - Facilitates the bug fix/improvement; - Avoids the case of developers changing the core of the monitor code to manipulate the model in a (let's say) non-standard way. This initial implementation presents three different types of monitor instances: - DECLARE_DA_MON_GLOBAL(name, type) - DECLARE_DA_MON_PER_CPU(name, type) - DECLARE_DA_MON_PER_TASK(name, type) The first declares the functions for a global deterministic automata monitor, the second for monitors with per-cpu instances, and the third with per-task instances. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/51b0bf425a281e226dfeba7401d2115d6091f84e.1659052063.git.bristot@kernel.org Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Gabriele Paoloni <gpaoloni@redhat.com> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com> Cc: Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> Cc: Tao Zhou <tao.zhou@linux.dev> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-07-30rv: Add runtime reactors interfaceDaniel Bristot de Oliveira5-0/+564
A runtime monitor can cause a reaction to the detection of an exception on the model's execution. By default, the monitors have tracing reactions, printing the monitor output via tracepoints. But other reactions can be added (on-demand) via this interface. The user interface resembles the kernel tracing interface and presents these files: "available_reactors" - Reading shows the available reactors, one per line. For example: # cat available_reactors nop panic printk "reacting_on" - It is an on/off general switch for reactors, disabling all reactions. "monitors/MONITOR/reactors" - List available reactors, with the select reaction for the given MONITOR inside []. The default one is the nop (no operation) reactor. - Writing the name of a reactor enables it to the given MONITOR. For example: # cat monitors/wip/reactors [nop] panic printk # echo panic > monitors/wip/reactors # cat monitors/wip/reactors nop [panic] printk Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1794eb994637457bdeaa6bad0b8263d2f7eece0c.1659052063.git.bristot@kernel.org Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Gabriele Paoloni <gpaoloni@redhat.com> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com> Cc: Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> Cc: Tao Zhou <tao.zhou@linux.dev> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2022-07-30rv: Add Runtime Verification (RV) interfaceDaniel Bristot de Oliveira4-0/+830
RV is a lightweight (yet rigorous) method that complements classical exhaustive verification techniques (such as model checking and theorem proving) with a more practical approach to complex systems. RV works by analyzing the trace of the system's actual execution, comparing it against a formal specification of the system behavior. RV can give precise information on the runtime behavior of the monitored system while enabling the reaction for unexpected events, avoiding, for example, the propagation of a failure on safety-critical systems. The development of this interface roots in the development of the paper: De Oliveira, Daniel Bristot; Cucinotta, Tommaso; De Oliveira, Romulo Silva. Efficient formal verification for the Linux kernel. In: International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods. Springer, Cham, 2019. p. 315-332. And: De Oliveira, Daniel Bristot. Automata-based formal analysis and verification of the real-time Linux kernel. PhD Thesis, 2020. The RV interface resembles the tracing/ interface on purpose. The current path for the RV interface is /sys/kernel/tracing/rv/. It presents these files: "available_monitors" - List the available monitors, one per line. For example: # cat available_monitors wip wwnr "enabled_monitors" - Lists the enabled monitors, one per line; - Writing to it enables a given monitor; - Writing a monitor name with a '!' prefix disables it; - Truncating the file disables all enabled monitors. For example: # cat enabled_monitors # echo wip > enabled_monitors # echo wwnr >> enabled_monitors # cat enabled_monitors wip wwnr # echo '!wip' >> enabled_monitors # cat enabled_monitors wwnr # echo > enabled_monitors # cat enabled_monitors # Note that more than one monitor can be enabled concurrently. "monitoring_on" - It is an on/off general switcher for monitoring. Note that it does not disable enabled monitors or detach events, but stop the per-entity monitors of monitoring the events received from the system. It resembles the "tracing_on" switcher. "monitors/" Each monitor will have its one directory inside "monitors/". There the monitor specific files will be presented. The "monitors/" directory resembles the "events" directory on tracefs. For example: # cd monitors/wip/ # ls desc enable # cat desc wakeup in preemptive per-cpu testing monitor. # cat enable 0 For further information, see the comments in the header of kernel/trace/rv/rv.c from this patch. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/a4bfe038f50cb047bfb343ad0e12b0e646ab308b.1659052063.git.bristot@kernel.org Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@linux-watchdog.org> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Cc: Marco Elver <elver@google.com> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Gabriele Paoloni <gpaoloni@redhat.com> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com> Cc: Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> Cc: Tao Zhou <tao.zhou@linux.dev> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>