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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
33 files changed, 3794 insertions, 849 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile index 19fad003b19..703cf3b7389 100644 --- a/kernel/Makefile +++ b/kernel/Makefile @@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_cgroup-debug.o = -pg CFLAGS_REMOVE_sched_clock.o = -pg CFLAGS_REMOVE_sched.o = -pg endif +ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER +CFLAGS_REMOVE_extable.o = -pg # For __kernel_text_address() +CFLAGS_REMOVE_module.o = -pg # For __module_text_address() +endif obj-$(CONFIG_FREEZER) += freezer.o obj-$(CONFIG_PROFILING) += profile.o diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c index 2d8be7ebb0f..e5ae36ebe8a 100644 --- a/kernel/exit.c +++ b/kernel/exit.c @@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ #include <asm/pgtable.h> #include <asm/mmu_context.h> +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_process_free); +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_process_exit); +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_process_wait); + static void exit_mm(struct task_struct * tsk); static inline int task_detached(struct task_struct *p) @@ -1123,7 +1127,6 @@ NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code) preempt_disable(); /* causes final put_task_struct in finish_task_switch(). */ tsk->state = TASK_DEAD; - schedule(); BUG(); /* Avoid "noreturn function does return". */ diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c index 2a372a0e206..5f82a999c03 100644 --- a/kernel/fork.c +++ b/kernel/fork.c @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ #include <linux/mount.h> #include <linux/audit.h> #include <linux/memcontrol.h> +#include <linux/ftrace.h> #include <linux/profile.h> #include <linux/rmap.h> #include <linux/acct.h> @@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, process_counts) = 0; __cacheline_aligned DEFINE_RWLOCK(tasklist_lock); /* outer */ +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_process_fork); + int nr_processes(void) { int cpu; @@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ void free_task(struct task_struct *tsk) prop_local_destroy_single(&tsk->dirties); free_thread_info(tsk->stack); rt_mutex_debug_task_free(tsk); + ftrace_graph_exit_task(tsk); free_task_struct(tsk); } EXPORT_SYMBOL(free_task); @@ -1267,6 +1271,7 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags, total_forks++; spin_unlock(¤t->sighand->siglock); write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock); + ftrace_graph_init_task(p); proc_fork_connector(p); cgroup_post_fork(p); return p; diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c index 8e7a7ce3ed0..4fbc456f393 100644 --- a/kernel/kthread.c +++ b/kernel/kthread.c @@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock); static LIST_HEAD(kthread_create_list); struct task_struct *kthreadd_task; +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_kthread_stop); +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_kthread_stop_ret); + struct kthread_create_info { /* Information passed to kthread() from kthreadd. */ diff --git a/kernel/marker.c b/kernel/marker.c index e9c6b2bc940..ea54f264786 100644 --- a/kernel/marker.c +++ b/kernel/marker.c @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(markers_mutex); */ #define MARKER_HASH_BITS 6 #define MARKER_TABLE_SIZE (1 << MARKER_HASH_BITS) +static struct hlist_head marker_table[MARKER_TABLE_SIZE]; /* * Note about RCU : @@ -64,11 +65,10 @@ struct marker_entry { void *oldptr; int rcu_pending; unsigned char ptype:1; + unsigned char format_allocated:1; char name[0]; /* Contains name'\0'format'\0' */ }; -static struct hlist_head marker_table[MARKER_TABLE_SIZE]; - /** * __mark_empty_function - Empty probe callback * @probe_private: probe private data @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static struct hlist_head marker_table[MARKER_TABLE_SIZE]; * though the function pointer change and the marker enabling are two distinct * operations that modifies the execution flow of preemptible code. */ -void __mark_empty_function(void *probe_private, void *call_private, +notrace void __mark_empty_function(void *probe_private, void *call_private, const char *fmt, va_list *args) { } @@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__mark_empty_function); * need to put a full smp_rmb() in this branch. This is why we do not use * rcu_dereference() for the pointer read. */ -void marker_probe_cb(const struct marker *mdata, void *call_private, ...) +notrace void marker_probe_cb(const struct marker *mdata, + void *call_private, ...) { va_list args; char ptype; @@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ void marker_probe_cb(const struct marker *mdata, void *call_private, ...) * sure the teardown of the callbacks can be done correctly when they * are in modules and they insure RCU read coherency. */ - rcu_read_lock_sched(); + rcu_read_lock_sched_notrace(); ptype = mdata->ptype; if (likely(!ptype)) { marker_probe_func *func; @@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ void marker_probe_cb(const struct marker *mdata, void *call_private, ...) va_end(args); } } - rcu_read_unlock_sched(); + rcu_read_unlock_sched_notrace(); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(marker_probe_cb); @@ -157,12 +158,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(marker_probe_cb); * * Should be connected to markers "MARK_NOARGS". */ -void marker_probe_cb_noarg(const struct marker *mdata, void *call_private, ...) +static notrace void marker_probe_cb_noarg(const struct marker *mdata, + void *call_private, ...) { va_list args; /* not initialized */ char ptype; - rcu_read_lock_sched(); + rcu_read_lock_sched_notrace(); ptype = mdata->ptype; if (likely(!ptype)) { marker_probe_func *func; @@ -195,9 +197,8 @@ void marker_probe_cb_noarg(const struct marker *mdata, void *call_private, ...) multi[i].func(multi[i].probe_private, call_private, mdata->format, &args); } - rcu_read_unlock_sched(); + rcu_read_unlock_sched_notrace(); } -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(marker_probe_cb_noarg); static void free_old_closure(struct rcu_head *head) { @@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ static struct marker_entry *add_marker(const char *name, const char *format) e->single.probe_private = NULL; e->multi = NULL; e->ptype = 0; + e->format_allocated = 0; e->refcount = 0; e->rcu_pending = 0; hlist_add_head(&e->hlist, head); @@ -447,6 +449,8 @@ static int remove_marker(const char *name) if (e->single.func != __mark_empty_function) return -EBUSY; hlist_del(&e->hlist); + if (e->format_allocated) + kfree(e->format); /* Make sure the call_rcu has been executed */ if (e->rcu_pending) rcu_barrier_sched(); @@ -457,57 +461,34 @@ static int remove_marker(const char *name) /* * Set the mark_entry format to the format found in the element. */ -static int marker_set_format(struct marker_entry **entry, const char *format) +static int marker_set_format(struct marker_entry *entry, const char *format) { - struct marker_entry *e; - size_t name_len = strlen((*entry)->name) + 1; - size_t format_len = strlen(format) + 1; - - - e = kmalloc(sizeof(struct marker_entry) + name_len + format_len, - GFP_KERNEL); - if (!e) + entry->format = kstrdup(format, GFP_KERNEL); + if (!entry->format) return -ENOMEM; - memcpy(&e->name[0], (*entry)->name, name_len); - e->format = &e->name[name_len]; - memcpy(e->format, format, format_len); - if (strcmp(e->format, MARK_NOARGS) == 0) - e->call = marker_probe_cb_noarg; - else - e->call = marker_probe_cb; - e->single = (*entry)->single; - e->multi = (*entry)->multi; - e->ptype = (*entry)->ptype; - e->refcount = (*entry)->refcount; - e->rcu_pending = 0; - hlist_add_before(&e->hlist, &(*entry)->hlist); - hlist_del(&(*entry)->hlist); - /* Make sure the call_rcu has been executed */ - if ((*entry)->rcu_pending) - rcu_barrier_sched(); - kfree(*entry); - *entry = e; + entry->format_allocated = 1; + trace_mark(core_marker_format, "name %s format %s", - e->name, e->format); + entry->name, entry->format); return 0; } /* * Sets the probe callback corresponding to one marker. */ -static int set_marker(struct marker_entry **entry, struct marker *elem, +static int set_marker(struct marker_entry *entry, struct marker *elem, int active) { - int ret; - WARN_ON(strcmp((*entry)->name, elem->name) != 0); + int ret = 0; + WARN_ON(strcmp(entry->name, elem->name) != 0); - if ((*entry)->format) { - if (strcmp((*entry)->format, elem->format) != 0) { + if (entry->format) { + if (strcmp(entry->format, elem->format) != 0) { printk(KERN_NOTICE "Format mismatch for probe %s " "(%s), marker (%s)\n", - (*entry)->name, - (*entry)->format, + entry->name, + entry->format, elem->format); return -EPERM; } @@ -523,37 +504,67 @@ static int set_marker(struct marker_entry **entry, struct marker *elem, * pass from a "safe" callback (with argument) to an "unsafe" * callback (does not set arguments). */ - elem->call = (*entry)->call; + elem->call = entry->call; /* * Sanity check : * We only update the single probe private data when the ptr is * set to a _non_ single probe! (0 -> 1 and N -> 1, N != 1) */ WARN_ON(elem->single.func != __mark_empty_function - && elem->single.probe_private - != (*entry)->single.probe_private && - !elem->ptype); - elem->single.probe_private = (*entry)->single.probe_private; + && elem->single.probe_private != entry->single.probe_private + && !elem->ptype); + elem->single.probe_private = entry->single.probe_private; /* * Make sure the private data is valid when we update the * single probe ptr. */ smp_wmb(); - elem->single.func = (*entry)->single.func; + elem->single.func = entry->single.func; /* * We also make sure that the new probe callbacks array is consistent * before setting a pointer to it. */ - rcu_assign_pointer(elem->multi, (*entry)->multi); + rcu_assign_pointer(elem->multi, entry->multi); /* * Update the function or multi probe array pointer before setting the * ptype. */ smp_wmb(); - elem->ptype = (*entry)->ptype; + elem->ptype = entry->ptype; + + if (elem->tp_name && (active ^ elem->state)) { + WARN_ON(!elem->tp_cb); + /* + * It is ok to directly call the probe registration because type + * checking has been done in the __trace_mark_tp() macro. + */ + + if (active) { + /* + * try_module_get should always succeed because we hold + * lock_module() to get the tp_cb address. + */ + ret = try_module_get(__module_text_address( + (unsigned long)elem->tp_cb)); + BUG_ON(!ret); + ret = tracepoint_probe_register_noupdate( + elem->tp_name, + elem->tp_cb); + } else { + ret = tracepoint_probe_unregister_noupdate( + elem->tp_name, + elem->tp_cb); + /* + * tracepoint_probe_update_all() must be called + * before the module containing tp_cb is unloaded. + */ + module_put(__module_text_address( + (unsigned long)elem->tp_cb)); + } + } elem->state = active; - return 0; + return ret; } /* @@ -564,7 +575,24 @@ static int set_marker(struct marker_entry **entry, struct marker *elem, */ static void disable_marker(struct marker *elem) { + int ret; + /* leave "call" as is. It is known statically. */ + if (elem->tp_name && elem->state) { + WARN_ON(!elem->tp_cb); + /* + * It is ok to directly call the probe registration because type + * checking has been done in the __trace_mark_tp() macro. + */ + ret = tracepoint_probe_unregister_noupdate(elem->tp_name, + elem->tp_cb); + WARN_ON(ret); + /* + * tracepoint_probe_update_all() must be called + * before the module containing tp_cb is unloaded. + */ + module_put(__module_text_address((unsigned long)elem->tp_cb)); + } elem->state = 0; elem->single.func = __mark_empty_function; /* Update the function before setting the ptype */ @@ -594,8 +622,7 @@ void marker_update_probe_range(struct marker *begin, for (iter = begin; iter < end; iter++) { mark_entry = get_marker(iter->name); if (mark_entry) { - set_marker(&mark_entry, iter, - !!mark_entry->refcount); + set_marker(mark_entry, iter, !!mark_entry->refcount); /* * ignore error, continue */ @@ -629,6 +656,7 @@ static void marker_update_probes(void) marker_update_probe_range(__start___markers, __stop___markers); /* Markers in modules. */ module_update_markers(); + tracepoint_probe_update_all(); } /** @@ -657,7 +685,7 @@ int marker_probe_register(const char *name, const char *format, ret = PTR_ERR(entry); } else if (format) { if (!entry->format) - ret = marker_set_format(&entry, format); + ret = marker_set_format(entry, format); else if (strcmp(entry->format, format)) ret = -EPERM; } @@ -676,10 +704,11 @@ int marker_probe_register(const char *name, const char *format, goto end; } mutex_unlock(&markers_mutex); - marker_update_probes(); /* may update entry */ + marker_update_probes(); mutex_lock(&markers_mutex); entry = get_marker(name); - WARN_ON(!entry); + if (!entry) + goto end; if (entry->rcu_pending) rcu_barrier_sched(); entry->oldptr = old; @@ -720,7 +749,7 @@ int marker_probe_unregister(const char *name, rcu_barrier_sched(); old = marker_entry_remove_probe(entry, probe, probe_private); mutex_unlock(&markers_mutex); - marker_update_probes(); /* may update entry */ + marker_update_probes(); mutex_lock(&markers_mutex); entry = get_marker(name); if (!entry) @@ -801,10 +830,11 @@ int marker_probe_unregister_private_data(marker_probe_func *probe, rcu_barrier_sched(); old = marker_entry_remove_probe(entry, NULL, probe_private); mutex_unlock(&markers_mutex); - marker_update_probes(); /* may update entry */ + marker_update_probes(); mutex_lock(&markers_mutex); entry = get_marker_from_private_data(probe, probe_private); - WARN_ON(!entry); + if (!entry) + goto end; if (entry->rcu_pending) rcu_barrier_sched(); entry->oldptr = old; @@ -848,8 +878,6 @@ void *marker_get_private_data(const char *name, marker_probe_func *probe, if (!e->ptype) { if (num == 0 && e->single.func == probe) return e->single.probe_private; - else - break; } else { struct marker_probe_closure *closure; int match = 0; @@ -861,8 +889,42 @@ void *marker_get_private_data(const char *name, marker_probe_func *probe, return closure[i].probe_private; } } + break; } } return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(marker_get_private_data); + +#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES + +int marker_module_notify(struct notifier_block *self, + unsigned long val, void *data) +{ + struct module *mod = data; + + switch (val) { + case MODULE_STATE_COMING: + marker_update_probe_range(mod->markers, + mod->markers + mod->num_markers); + break; + case MODULE_STATE_GOING: + marker_update_probe_range(mod->markers, + mod->markers + mod->num_markers); + break; + } + return 0; +} + +struct notifier_block marker_module_nb = { + .notifier_call = marker_module_notify, + .priority = 0, +}; + +static int init_markers(void) +{ + return register_module_notifier(&marker_module_nb); +} +__initcall(init_markers); + +#endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */ diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c index 1f4cc00e0c2..89bcf7c1327 100644 --- a/kernel/module.c +++ b/kernel/module.c @@ -2184,24 +2184,15 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod, struct mod_debug *debug; unsigned int num_debug; -#ifdef CONFIG_MARKERS - marker_update_probe_range(mod->markers, - mod->markers + mod->num_markers); -#endif debug = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__verbose", sizeof(*debug), &num_debug); dynamic_printk_setup(debug, num_debug); - -#ifdef CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS - tracepoint_update_probe_range(mod->tracepoints, - mod->tracepoints + mod->num_tracepoints); -#endif } /* sechdrs[0].sh_size is always zero */ mseg = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__mcount_loc", sizeof(*mseg), &num_mcount); - ftrace_init_module(mseg, mseg + num_mcount); + ftrace_init_module(mod, mseg, mseg + num_mcount); err = module_finalize(hdr, sechdrs, mod); if (err < 0) diff --git a/kernel/power/disk.c b/kernel/power/disk.c index c9d74083746..f77d3819ef5 100644 --- a/kernel/power/disk.c +++ b/kernel/power/disk.c @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ #include <linux/console.h> #include <linux/cpu.h> #include <linux/freezer.h> -#include <linux/ftrace.h> #include "power.h" @@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ static int create_image(int platform_mode) int hibernation_snapshot(int platform_mode) { - int error, ftrace_save; + int error; /* Free memory before shutting down devices. */ error = swsusp_shrink_memory(); @@ -269,7 +268,6 @@ int hibernation_snapshot(int platform_mode) goto Close; suspend_console(); - ftrace_save = __ftrace_enabled_save(); error = device_suspend(PMSG_FREEZE); if (error) goto Recover_platform; @@ -299,7 +297,6 @@ int hibernation_snapshot(int platform_mode) Resume_devices: device_resume(in_suspend ? (error ? PMSG_RECOVER : PMSG_THAW) : PMSG_RESTORE); - __ftrace_enabled_restore(ftrace_save); resume_console(); Close: platform_end(platform_mode); @@ -370,11 +367,10 @@ static int resume_target_kernel(void) int hibernation_restore(int platform_mode) { - int error, ftrace_save; + int error; pm_prepare_console(); suspend_console(); - ftrace_save = __ftrace_enabled_save(); error = device_suspend(PMSG_QUIESCE); if (error) goto Finish; @@ -389,7 +385,6 @@ int hibernation_restore(int platform_mode) platform_restore_cleanup(platform_mode); device_resume(PMSG_RECOVER); Finish: - __ftrace_enabled_restore(ftrace_save); resume_console(); pm_restore_console(); return error; @@ -402,7 +397,7 @@ int hibernation_restore(int platform_mode) int hibernation_platform_enter(void) { - int error, ftrace_save; + int error; if (!hibernation_ops) return -ENOSYS; @@ -417,7 +412,6 @@ int hibernation_platform_enter(void) goto Close; suspend_console(); - ftrace_save = __ftrace_enabled_save(); error = device_suspend(PMSG_HIBERNATE); if (error) { if (hibernation_ops->recover) @@ -452,7 +446,6 @@ int hibernation_platform_enter(void) hibernation_ops->finish(); Resume_devices: device_resume(PMSG_RESTORE); - __ftrace_enabled_restore(ftrace_save); resume_console(); Close: hibernation_ops->end(); diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c index b8f7ce9473e..613f16941b8 100644 --- a/kernel/power/main.c +++ b/kernel/power/main.c @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ #include <linux/freezer.h> #include <linux/vmstat.h> #include <linux/syscalls.h> -#include <linux/ftrace.h> #include "power.h" @@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ static int suspend_enter(suspend_state_t state) */ int suspend_devices_and_enter(suspend_state_t state) { - int error, ftrace_save; + int error; if (!suspend_ops) return -ENOSYS; @@ -328,7 +327,6 @@ int suspend_devices_and_enter(suspend_state_t state) goto Close; } suspend_console(); - ftrace_save = __ftrace_enabled_save(); suspend_test_start(); error = device_suspend(PMSG_SUSPEND); if (error) { @@ -360,7 +358,6 @@ int suspend_devices_and_enter(suspend_state_t state) suspend_test_start(); device_resume(PMSG_RESUME); suspend_test_finish("resume devices"); - __ftrace_enabled_restore(ftrace_save); resume_console(); Close: if (suspend_ops->end) diff --git a/kernel/profile.c b/kernel/profile.c index 5b7d1ac7124..7f93a5042d3 100644 --- a/kernel/profile.c +++ b/kernel/profile.c @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_profile_operations = { }; #ifdef CONFIG_SMP -static inline void profile_nop(void *unused) +static void profile_nop(void *unused) { } diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c index 9b1e79371c2..52490bf6b88 100644 --- a/kernel/sched.c +++ b/kernel/sched.c @@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ */ #define RUNTIME_INF ((u64)~0ULL) +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_wait_task); +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_wakeup); +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_wakeup_new); +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_switch); +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_migrate_task); + #ifdef CONFIG_SMP /* * Divide a load by a sched group cpu_power : (load / sg->__cpu_power) @@ -5895,6 +5901,7 @@ void __cpuinit init_idle(struct task_struct *idle, int cpu) * The idle tasks have their own, simple scheduling class: */ idle->sched_class = &idle_sched_class; + ftrace_graph_init_task(idle); } /* diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c index 4530fc65445..e9afe63da24 100644 --- a/kernel/signal.c +++ b/kernel/signal.c @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ static struct kmem_cache *sigqueue_cachep; +DEFINE_TRACE(sched_signal_send); + static void __user *sig_handler(struct task_struct *t, int sig) { return t->sighand->action[sig - 1].sa.sa_handler; diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c index 9d048fa2d90..65d4a9ba79e 100644 --- a/kernel/sysctl.c +++ b/kernel/sysctl.c @@ -484,6 +484,16 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = { .proc_handler = &ftrace_enable_sysctl, }, #endif +#ifdef CONFIG_TRACING + { + .ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED, + .procname = "ftrace_dump_on_oops", + .data = &ftrace_dump_on_oops, + .maxlen = sizeof(int), + .mode = 0644, + .proc_handler = &proc_dointvec, + }, +#endif #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES { .ctl_name = KERN_MODPROBE, diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig index 33dbefd471e..8b6b673b4d6 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig +++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig @@ -3,18 +3,34 @@ # select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER: # +config USER_STACKTRACE_SUPPORT + bool + config NOP_TRACER bool config HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER bool +config HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER + bool + +config HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TEST + bool + help + This gets selected when the arch tests the function_trace_stop + variable at the mcount call site. Otherwise, this variable + is tested by the called function. + config HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE bool config HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD bool +config HAVE_HW_BRANCH_TRACER + bool + config TRACER_MAX_TRACE bool @@ -47,6 +63,19 @@ config FUNCTION_TRACER (the bootup default), then the overhead of the instructions is very small and not measurable even in micro-benchmarks. +config FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER + bool "Kernel Function Graph Tracer" + depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER + depends on FUNCTION_TRACER + help + Enable the kernel to trace a function at both its return + and its entry. + It's first purpose is to trace the duration of functions and + draw a call graph for each thread with some informations like + the return value. + This is done by setting the current return address on the current + task structure into a stack of calls. + config IRQSOFF_TRACER bool "Interrupts-off Latency Tracer" default n @@ -138,6 +167,70 @@ config BOOT_TRACER selected, because the self-tests are an initcall as well and that would invalidate the boot trace. ) +config TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING + bool "Trace likely/unlikely profiler" + depends on DEBUG_KERNEL + select TRACING + help + This tracer profiles all the the likely and unlikely macros + in the kernel. It will display the results in: + + /debugfs/tracing/profile_annotated_branch + + Note: this will add a significant overhead, only turn this + on if you need to profile the system's use of these macros. + + Say N if unsure. + +config PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES + bool "Profile all if conditionals" + depends on TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING + help + This tracer profiles all branch conditions. Every if () + taken in the kernel is recorded whether it hit or miss. + The results will be displayed in: + + /debugfs/tracing/profile_branch + + This configuration, when enabled, will impose a great overhead + on the system. This should only be enabled when the system + is to be analyzed + + Say N if unsure. + +config TRACING_BRANCHES + bool + help + Selected by tracers that will trace the likely and unlikely + conditions. This prevents the tracers themselves from being + profiled. Profiling the tracing infrastructure can only happen + when the likelys and unlikelys are not being traced. + +config BRANCH_TRACER + bool "Trace likely/unlikely instances" + depends on TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING + select TRACING_BRANCHES + help + This traces the events of likely and unlikely condition + calls in the kernel. The difference between this and the + "Trace likely/unlikely profiler" is that this is not a + histogram of the callers, but actually places the calling + events into a running trace buffer to see when and where the + events happened, as well as their results. + + Say N if unsure. + +config POWER_TRACER + bool "Trace power consumption behavior" + depends on DEBUG_KERNEL + depends on X86 + select TRACING + help + This tracer helps developers to analyze and optimize the kernels + power management decisions, specifically the C-state and P-state + be |