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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