tracing: Use dyn_event framework for synthetic events

Use dyn_event framework for synthetic events. This shows
synthetic events on "tracing/dynamic_events" file in addition
to tracing/synthetic_events interface.

User can also define new events via tracing/dynamic_events
with "s:" prefix. So, the new syntax is below;

  s:[synthetic/]EVENT_NAME TYPE ARG; [TYPE ARG;]...

To remove events via tracing/dynamic_events, you can use
"-:" prefix as same as other events.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/154140861301.17322.15454611233735614508.stgit@devbox

Reviewed-by: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@linux.intel.com>
Tested-by: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
This commit is contained in:
Masami Hiramatsu
2018-11-05 18:03:33 +09:00
committed by Steven Rostedt (VMware)
parent 0597c49c69
commit 7bbab38d07
3 changed files with 177 additions and 99 deletions

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@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ config HIST_TRIGGERS
depends on ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
select TRACING_MAP
select TRACING
select DYNAMIC_EVENTS
default n
help
Hist triggers allow one or more arbitrary trace event fields