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@@ -1509,6 +1509,15 @@
boot up that is likely to be overridden by user space
start up functionality.
+ Optionally, the snapshot can also be defined for a tracing
+ instance that was created by the trace_instance= command
+ line parameter.
+
+ trace_instance=foo,sched_switch ftrace_boot_snapshot=foo
+
+ The above will cause the "foo" tracing instance to trigger
+ a snapshot at the end of boot up.
+
ftrace_dump_on_oops[=orig_cpu]
[FTRACE] will dump the trace buffers on oops.
If no parameter is passed, ftrace will dump
@@ -6283,6 +6292,26 @@
comma-separated list of trace events to enable. See
also Documentation/trace/events.rst
+ trace_instance=[instance-info]
+ [FTRACE] Create a ring buffer instance early in boot up.
+ This will be listed in:
+
+ /sys/kernel/tracing/instances
+
+ Events can be enabled at the time the instance is created
+ via:
+
+ trace_instance=<name>,<system1>:<event1>,<system2>:<event2>
+
+ Note, the "<system*>:" portion is optional if the event is
+ unique.
+
+ trace_instance=foo,sched:sched_switch,irq_handler_entry,initcall
+
+ will enable the "sched_switch" event (note, the "sched:" is optional, and
+ the same thing would happen if it was left off). The irq_handler_entry
+ event, and all events under the "initcall" system.
+
trace_options=[option-list]
[FTRACE] Enable or disable tracer options at boot.
The option-list is a comma delimited list of options