Hi Ryan, On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:23:17 -0500 Seokwoo Chung <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 03:53:40PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote: > > On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:18:13 -0500 > > "Seokwoo Chung (Ryan)" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Update fprobe event documentation to describe comma-separated symbol > > > lists, > > > exclusions, and explicit suffixes. > > > > Usually, the documentation updates comes *after* the changes. > > > > -- Steve > > > Thanks for the comment. As you noticed, I sent another patch since I forgot to > put log. That said, please let me know if you want me to continue on this > series. My apologies on the ordering. I noted after Masami mentioned but I > misordered when sending. Thank you. Sorry for replying so late, Can you fix the kernel test robot's error? I think it is almost done. Thank you, > > Best regards, > Ryan Chung > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Seokwoo Chung (Ryan) <[email protected]> > > > --- > > > Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst | 17 ++++++++++++++--- > > > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst > > > b/Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst > > > index b4c2ca3d02c1..bbcfd57f0005 100644 > > > --- a/Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst > > > +++ b/Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst > > > @@ -25,14 +25,18 @@ Synopsis of fprobe-events > > > ------------------------- > > > :: > > > > > > - f[:[GRP1/][EVENT1]] SYM [FETCHARGS] : Probe on > > > function entry > > > - f[MAXACTIVE][:[GRP1/][EVENT1]] SYM%return [FETCHARGS] : Probe on > > > function exit > > > + f[:[GRP1/][EVENT1]] SYM[%return] [FETCHARGS] : Single > > > function > > > + f[:[GRP1/][EVENT1]] SYM[,[!]SYM[,...]][:entry|:exit] [FETCHARGS] > > > :Multiple > > > + function > > > t[:[GRP2/][EVENT2]] TRACEPOINT [FETCHARGS] : Probe on > > > tracepoint > > > > > > GRP1 : Group name for fprobe. If omitted, use "fprobes" for > > > it. > > > GRP2 : Group name for tprobe. If omitted, use "tracepoints" > > > for it. > > > EVENT1 : Event name for fprobe. If omitted, the event name is > > > - "SYM__entry" or "SYM__exit". > > > + - For a single literal symbol, the event name is > > > + "SYM__entry" or "SYM__exit". > > > + - For a *list or any wildcard*, an explicit [GRP1/][EVENT1] is > > > + required; otherwise the parser rejects it. > > > EVENT2 : Event name for tprobe. If omitted, the event name is > > > the same as "TRACEPOINT", but if the "TRACEPOINT" > > > starts > > > with a digit character, "_TRACEPOINT" is used. > > > @@ -40,6 +44,13 @@ Synopsis of fprobe-events > > > can be probed simultaneously, or 0 for the default > > > value > > > as defined in Documentation/trace/fprobe.rst > > > > > > + SYM : Function name or comma-separated list of symbols. > > > + - SYM prefixed with "!" are exclusions. > > > + - ":entry" suffix means it probes entry of given symbols > > > + (default) > > > + - ":exit" suffix means it probes exit of given symbols. > > > + - "%return" suffix means it probes exit of SYM (single > > > + symbol). > > > FETCHARGS : Arguments. Each probe can have up to 128 args. > > > ARG : Fetch "ARG" function argument using BTF (only for > > > function > > > entry or tracepoint.) (\*1) > > -- Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]>
