Linux Kernel Markers - Samples

Module example showing how to use the Linux Kernel Markers.

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style fixes]
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

samples/markers/probe-example.c

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+/* probe-example.c
+ *
+ * Connects two functions to marker call sites.
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 2007 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2.
+ * See the file COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/marker.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+
+struct probe_data {
+	const char *name;
+	const char *format;
+	marker_probe_func *probe_func;
+};
+
+void probe_subsystem_event(const struct marker *mdata, void *private,
+	const char *format, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	/* Declare args */
+	unsigned int value;
+	const char *mystr;
+
+	/* Assign args */
+	va_start(ap, format);
+	value = va_arg(ap, typeof(value));
+	mystr = va_arg(ap, typeof(mystr));
+
+	/* Call printk */
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "Value %u, string %s\n", value, mystr);
+
+	/* or count, check rights, serialize data in a buffer */
+
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+atomic_t eventb_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+void probe_subsystem_eventb(const struct marker *mdata, void *private,
+	const char *format, ...)
+{
+	/* Increment counter */
+	atomic_inc(&eventb_count);
+}
+
+static struct probe_data probe_array[] =
+{
+	{	.name = "subsystem_event",
+		.format = "%d %s",
+		.probe_func = probe_subsystem_event },
+	{	.name = "subsystem_eventb",
+		.format = MARK_NOARGS,
+		.probe_func = probe_subsystem_eventb },
+};
+
+static int __init probe_init(void)
+{
+	int result;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(probe_array); i++) {
+		result = marker_probe_register(probe_array[i].name,
+				probe_array[i].format,
+				probe_array[i].probe_func, &probe_array[i]);
+		if (result)
+			printk(KERN_INFO "Unable to register probe %s\n",
+				probe_array[i].name);
+		result = marker_arm(probe_array[i].name);
+		if (result)
+			printk(KERN_INFO "Unable to arm probe %s\n",
+				probe_array[i].name);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit probe_fini(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(probe_array); i++)
+		marker_probe_unregister(probe_array[i].name);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Number of event b : %u\n",
+			atomic_read(&eventb_count));
+}
+
+module_init(probe_init);
+module_exit(probe_fini);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Mathieu Desnoyers");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SUBSYSTEM Probe");