Linux Trace terminology - feedback requested
Li Guanglei
guanglei@cn.ibm.com
Fri May 19 02:56:00 GMT 2006
Tim Bird ??:
> I'm working on coordinating ...
In LKET, we have some slight differences, listed below:
>
> Here is my first attempt:
>
> * event - an instruction location or system state at a specific point in time
> * trace point - a location in the traced software, where an event is "emitted"
I called it "probe point". But "trace point" emphasizes more about
"tracing".
> * trace log - location where trace data is stored long-term
> Does your tracing system use different terms for any of the above?
> If so, what are they?
>
* event hook - refers to the (trace point definition)/(corresponding
trace handler) in the *tracing* software for a specific event.
* trace handler(probe handler) - The codes to be executed when a
trace point is hit.
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