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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/events.txt b/Documentation/trace/events.txt index 75d25a1d6..c010be8c8 100644 --- a/Documentation/trace/events.txt +++ b/Documentation/trace/events.txt @@ -288,6 +288,24 @@ prev_pid == 0 # cat sched_wakeup/filter common_pid == 0 +5.4 PID filtering +----------------- + +The set_event_pid file in the same directory as the top events directory +exists, will filter all events from tracing any task that does not have the +PID listed in the set_event_pid file. + +# cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing +# echo $$ > set_event_pid +# echo 1 > events/enabled + +Will only trace events for the current task. + +To add more PIDs without losing the PIDs already included, use '>>'. + +# echo 123 244 1 >> set_event_pid + + 6. Event triggers ================= |