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author | Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org> | 2022-09-21 20:29:36 -0400 |
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committer | Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org> | 2022-09-21 21:50:57 -0400 |
commit | cb04105d368ed2446538d6e2b05f312e7504234f (patch) | |
tree | 9efd50949755ec95b31d7cb6a5a3586c20885330 | |
parent | 54931be836aad82a7d6abea78604a5578072ab89 (diff) | |
download | trace-cmd-cb04105d368ed2446538d6e2b05f312e7504234f.tar.gz |
tracecmd library documentation: Use star and not underscore for function names
Functions referenced in man pages should be bold and not underscored.
Convert all function references in the man pages to be bold.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-devel/20220922002940.3302285-2-rostedt@goodmis.org
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-files.txt | 38 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-instances.txt | 32 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-log.txt | 12 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-peer.txt | 16 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-record.txt | 36 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd.txt | 8 |
6 files changed, 71 insertions, 71 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-files.txt b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-files.txt index 2de5d6df..382603ef 100644 --- a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-files.txt @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void *tracecmd_close*(struct tracecmd_input pass:[*]_handle_); DESCRIPTION ----------- This set of APIs can be used to open and close a trace file recorded by -_trace-cmd(1)_ and containing tracing information from ftrace, the official +*trace-cmd(1)* and containing tracing information from ftrace, the official Linux kernel tracer. The opened file is represented by a _tracecmd_input_ structure, all other library APIs that work with the file require a pointer to the structure. The APIs for opening a trace file have a _flag_ input @@ -33,37 +33,37 @@ is a combination of these options: TRACECMD_FL_LOAD_NO_SYSTEM_PLUGINS - Do not load system wide plugins, load only "local only" plugins from user's home directory. -The _tracecmd_open()_ function opens a given trace _file_, parses the +The *tracecmd_open()* function opens a given trace _file_, parses the metadata headers from the file, allocates and initializes а _tracecmd_input_ handler structure representing the file. It also initializes the handler for reading trace data from the file. The returned handler is ready to be used with _tracecmd_read__ APIs. -The _tracecmd_open_fd()_ function does the same as _tracecmd_open()_, but +The *tracecmd_open_fd()* function does the same as *tracecmd_open()*, but works with a file descriptor to a trace file, opened for reading. -The _tracecmd_open_head()_ function is the same as _tracecmd_open()_, but +The *tracecmd_open_head()* function is the same as *tracecmd_open()*, but does not initialize the handler for reading trace data. It reads and parses -the metadata headers only. The _tracecmd_init_data()_ should be used before +the metadata headers only. The *tracecmd_init_data()* should be used before using the _tracecmd_read__ APIs. -The _tracecmd_init_data()_ function initializes a _handle_, allocated with -_tracecmd_open_head()_, for reading trace data from the file associated with +The *tracecmd_init_data()* function initializes a _handle_, allocated with +*tracecmd_open_head()*, for reading trace data from the file associated with it. This API must be called before any of the _tracecmd_read__ APIs. -The _tracecmd_close()_ function frees a _handle_, pointer to tracecmd_input -structure, previously allocated with _tracecmd_open()_, _tracecmd_open_fd()_ -or _tracecmd_open_head()_ APIs. +The *tracecmd_close()* function frees a _handle_, pointer to tracecmd_input +structure, previously allocated with *tracecmd_open()*, *tracecmd_open_fd()* +or *tracecmd_open_head()* APIs. RETURN VALUE ------------ -The _tracecmd_open()_, _tracecmd_open_fd()_ and _tracecmd_open_head()_ +The *tracecmd_open()*, *tracecmd_open_fd()* and *tracecmd_open_head()* functions return a pointer to tracecmd_input structure or NULL in case of -an error. The returned structure must be free with _tracecmd_close()_. -Note that if _tracecmd_open_fd()_ is used to allocate a tracecmd_input handler, -when _tracecmd_close()_ is called to close it, that fd will be closed also. +an error. The returned structure must be free with *tracecmd_close()*. +Note that if *tracecmd_open_fd()* is used to allocate a tracecmd_input handler, +when *tracecmd_close()* is called to close it, that fd will be closed also. -The _tracecmd_init_data()_ function returns -1 in case of an error or +The *tracecmd_init_data()* function returns -1 in case of an error or 0 otherwise. EXAMPLE @@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ FILES SEE ALSO -------- -_libtracefs(3)_, -_libtraceevent(3)_, -_trace-cmd(1)_ -_trace-cmd.dat(5)_ +*libtracefs(3)*, +*libtraceevent(3)*, +*trace-cmd(1)* +*trace-cmd.dat(5)* AUTHOR ------ diff --git a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-instances.txt b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-instances.txt index df8fdc4e..364085fd 100644 --- a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-instances.txt +++ b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-instances.txt @@ -22,36 +22,36 @@ DESCRIPTION This set of APIs can be used to get information and read tracing data from tracing instances stored in a trace file. -The _tracecmd_buffer_instances()_ function gets the number of tracing +The *tracecmd_buffer_instances()* function gets the number of tracing instances recorded in a trace file. The top instance is not counted. The _handle_ is a tracecmd_input handler returned by -_tracecmd_open_head()_. +*tracecmd_open_head()*. -The _tracecmd_buffer_instance_name()_ function gets the name of the +The *tracecmd_buffer_instance_name()* function gets the name of the tracing instance with given index _indx_, recorded in a trace file. The _indx_ is a number in the interval [0 .. count-1], where count -is the number returned by _tracecmd_buffer_instances()_. The _handle_ -is a tracecmd_input handler returned by _tracecmd_open_head()_. +is the number returned by *tracecmd_buffer_instances()*. The _handle_ +is a tracecmd_input handler returned by *tracecmd_open_head()*. -The _tracecmd_buffer_instance_handle()_ allocates and initializes a +The *tracecmd_buffer_instance_handle()* allocates and initializes a tracecmd_input handle, associated with trace instance with index _indx_ from a trace file. The _handle_ is a tracecmd_input handler -returned by _tracecmd_open_head()_. The _indx_ is a number in the +returned by *tracecmd_open_head()*. The _indx_ is a number in the interval [0 .. count-1], where count is the number returned by -_tracecmd_buffer_instances()_. +*tracecmd_buffer_instances()*. RETURN VALUE ------------ -The _tracecmd_buffer_instances()_ function returns the number of tracing +The *tracecmd_buffer_instances()* function returns the number of tracing instances recorded in a trace file. -The _tracecmd_buffer_instance_name()_ function returns a string, the name +The *tracecmd_buffer_instance_name()* function returns a string, the name of a tracing instance, or NULL in case of an error The string must *not* be freed. -The _tracecmd_buffer_instance_handle()_ function returns a pointer to +The *tracecmd_buffer_instance_handle()* function returns a pointer to newly allocated tracecmd_input handler or NULL in case if an error. The -returned handler must be closed by _tracecmd_close()(3)_ +returned handler must be closed by *tracecmd_close()(3)* EXAMPLE ------- @@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ FILES SEE ALSO -------- -_libtracefs(3)_, -_libtraceevent(3)_, -_trace-cmd(1)_ -_trace-cmd.dat(5)_ +*libtracefs(3)*, +*libtraceevent(3)*, +*trace-cmd(1)* +*trace-cmd.dat(5)* AUTHOR ------ diff --git a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-log.txt b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-log.txt index de5c2776..38e17bf7 100644 --- a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-log.txt @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ int *tracecmd_set_loglevel*(enum tep_loglevel _level_); DESCRIPTION ----------- -The _tracecmd_set_loglevel()_ function sets the level of the library logs that will be printed on -the console. See _libtraceevent(3)_ for detailed desciription of the log levels. Setting the log +The *tracecmd_set_loglevel()* function sets the level of the library logs that will be printed on +the console. See *libtraceevent(3)* for detailed desciription of the log levels. Setting the log level to specific value means that logs from the previous levels will be printed too. For example _TEP_LOG_WARNING_ will print any logs with severity _TEP_LOG_WARNING_, _TEP_LOG_ERROR_ and _TEP_LOG_CRITICAL_. The default log level is _TEP_LOG_CRITICAL_. When a new level is set, it is @@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ FILES SEE ALSO -------- -_libtracefs(3)_, -_libtraceevent(3)_, -_trace-cmd(1)_ -_trace-cmd.dat(5)_ +*libtracefs(3)*, +*libtraceevent(3)*, +*trace-cmd(1)* +*trace-cmd.dat(5)* AUTHOR ------ diff --git a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-peer.txt b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-peer.txt index 2e3232c6..c9774c86 100644 --- a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-peer.txt +++ b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-peer.txt @@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ Information about peers from the session is stored in the metadata of each trace file. These APIs use that information to extract and synchronize the trace data. -The _tracecmd_get_traceid()_ function returns the trace ID stored in +The *tracecmd_get_traceid()* function returns the trace ID stored in the trace file metadata associated with _handle_. Each peer from a trace session has an ID unique for that peer and that trace session only. This ID is used to match multiple trace files recorded in a same trace session. -The _tracecmd_get_guest_cpumap()_ function gets the mapping of guest +The *tracecmd_get_guest_cpumap()* function gets the mapping of guest virtual CPUs (VCPU) to the host process that represents those VCPUs and is stored in the metadata of the trace file associated with _handle_. This information is gathered during a host-guest trace session and is stored @@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ The _name_, _vcpu_count_ and _cpu_pid_ values must *not* be freed. RETURN VALUE ------------ -The _tracecmd_get_traceid()_ function returns a 64 bit trace ID. +The *tracecmd_get_traceid()* function returns a 64 bit trace ID. -The _tracecmd_get_guest_cpumap()_ function returns -1 in case of +The *tracecmd_get_guest_cpumap()* function returns -1 in case of an error or 0 otherwise. If 0 is returned, then the _name_, _vcpu_count_ and _cpu_pid_ parameters contain the requested information. @@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ FILES SEE ALSO -------- -_libtracefs(3)_, -_libtraceevent(3)_, -_trace-cmd(1)_ -_trace-cmd.dat(5)_ +*libtracefs(3)*, +*libtraceevent(3)*, +*trace-cmd(1)* +*trace-cmd.dat(5)* AUTHOR ------ diff --git a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-record.txt b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-record.txt index aa1a4a66..69439552 100644 --- a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-record.txt +++ b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd-record.txt @@ -22,38 +22,38 @@ struct tep_handle pass:[*]*tracecmd_get_tep*(struct tracecmd_input pass:[*]_hand DESCRIPTION ----------- This set of APIs can be used to read tracing data from a trace file opened -with _tracecmd_open()(3)_, _tracecmd_open_fd()(3)_ or _tracecmd_open_head()(3)_. +with *tracecmd_open()(3)*, *tracecmd_open_fd()(3)* or *tracecmd_open_head()(3)*. -The _tracecmd_read_cpu_first()_ function reads the first trace record +The *tracecmd_read_cpu_first()* function reads the first trace record for a given _cpu_ from a trace file associated with _handle_. The returned -record must be freed with _tracecmd_free_record()_. +record must be freed with *tracecmd_free_record()*. -The _tracecmd_read_data()_ function reads the next trace record for +The *tracecmd_read_data()* function reads the next trace record for a given _cpu_ from a trace file associated with _handle_ and increments -the read location pointer, so that the next call to _tracecmd_read_data()_ +the read location pointer, so that the next call to *tracecmd_read_data()* will not read the same record again. The returned record must be freed -with _tracecmd_free_record()_. +with *tracecmd_free_record()*. -The _tracecmd_read_at()_ function reads a trace record from a specific +The *tracecmd_read_at()* function reads a trace record from a specific _offset_ within the file associated with _handle_. The CPU on which the recorded event occurred is stored in the _cpu_. The function does not change the current read location pointer. The returned record must be -freed with _tracecmd_free_record()_. +freed with *tracecmd_free_record()*. -The _tracecmd_free_record()_ function frees a _record_ returned by any +The *tracecmd_free_record()* function frees a _record_ returned by any of the _tracecmd_read__ APIs. -The _tracecmd_get_tep()_ function returns a tep context for a given +The *tracecmd_get_tep()* function returns a tep context for a given _handle_. RETURN VALUE ------------ -The _tracecmd_read_cpu_first()_, _tracecmd_read_data()_ and -_tracecmd_read_at()_ functions return a pointer to struct tep_record or +The *tracecmd_read_cpu_first()*, *tracecmd_read_data()* and +*tracecmd_read_at()* functions return a pointer to struct tep_record or NULL in case of an error.The returned record must be freed with -_tracecmd_free_record()_. +*tracecmd_free_record()*. -The _tracecmd_get_tep()_ function returns a pointer to tep context or +The *tracecmd_get_tep()* function returns a pointer to tep context or NULL if there is no tep context for the given _handle_. The returned tep pointer must *not* be freed. @@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ FILES SEE ALSO -------- -_libtracefs(3)_, -_libtraceevent(3)_, -_trace-cmd(1)_ -_trace-cmd.dat(5)_ +*libtracefs(3)*, +*libtraceevent(3)*, +*trace-cmd(1)* +*trace-cmd.dat(5)* AUTHOR ------ diff --git a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd.txt b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd.txt index dc528ce0..e9e11b32 100644 --- a/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd.txt +++ b/Documentation/libtracecmd/libtracecmd.txt @@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ FILES SEE ALSO -------- -_libtraceevent(3)_ -_libtracefs(3)_ -_trace-cmd(1)_ -_trace-cmd.dat(5)_ +*libtraceevent(3)* +*libtracefs(3)* +*trace-cmd(1)* +*trace-cmd.dat(5)* AUTHOR ------ |