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-rw-r--r--docs/tracing.txt11
-rwxr-xr-xscripts/tracetool9
-rw-r--r--trace-events3
3 files changed, 10 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/docs/tracing.txt b/docs/tracing.txt
index 85793cf17..d1d4e8cba 100644
--- a/docs/tracing.txt
+++ b/docs/tracing.txt
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@ for debugging, profiling, and observing execution.
./configure --trace-backend=simple
make
-2. Run the virtual machine to produce a trace file:
+2. Create a file with the events you want to trace:
- qemu ... # your normal QEMU invocation
+ echo bdrv_aio_readv > /tmp/events
+ echo bdrv_aio_writev >> /tmp/events
-3. Pretty-print the binary trace file:
+3. Run the virtual machine to produce a trace file:
+
+ qemu -trace events=/tmp/events ... # your normal QEMU invocation
+
+4. Pretty-print the binary trace file:
./simpletrace.py trace-events trace-*
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool b/scripts/tracetool
index e2cf11784..c740080eb 100755
--- a/scripts/tracetool
+++ b/scripts/tracetool
@@ -221,15 +221,10 @@ EOF
linetoc_simple()
{
- local name state
+ local name
name=$(get_name "$1")
- if has_property "$1" "disable"; then
- state="0"
- else
- state="1"
- fi
cat <<EOF
-{.tp_name = "$name", .state=$state},
+{.tp_name = "$name", .state=0},
EOF
simple_event_num=$((simple_event_num + 1))
}
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index f08d6d0b4..eb612e83d 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
# Example: qemu_malloc(size_t size) "size %zu"
#
# The "disable" keyword will build without the trace event.
-# In case of 'simple' trace backend, it will allow the trace event to be
-# compiled, but this would be turned off by default. It can be toggled on via
-# the monitor.
#
# The <name> must be a valid as a C function name.
#