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Commit 881245dc authored by William Cohen's avatar William Cohen Committed by Jens Axboe
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Add DocBook documentation for the block tracepoints.



This patch adds a simple description of the various block tracepoints
available in the kernel.

Signed-off-by: default avatarWilliam Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com>
Acked-by: default avatarRandy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
parent c2282adb
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@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
     </address>
    </affiliation>
   </author>
   <author>
    <firstname>William</firstname>
    <surname>Cohen</surname>
    <affiliation>
     <address>
      <email>wcohen@redhat.com</email>
     </address>
    </affiliation>
   </author>
  </authorgroup>

  <legalnotice>
@@ -91,4 +100,8 @@
!Iinclude/trace/events/signal.h
  </chapter>

  <chapter id="block">
   <title>Block IO</title>
!Iinclude/trace/events/block.h
  </chapter>
</book>
+164 −0
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@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(block_rq_with_error,
		  __entry->nr_sector, __entry->errors)
);

/**
 * block_rq_abort - abort block operation request
 * @q: queue containing the block operation request
 * @rq: block IO operation request
 *
 * Called immediately after pending block IO operation request @rq in
 * queue @q is aborted. The fields in the operation request @rq
 * can be examined to determine which device and sectors the pending
 * operation would access.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq_with_error, block_rq_abort,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
@@ -47,6 +57,15 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq_with_error, block_rq_abort,
	TP_ARGS(q, rq)
);

/**
 * block_rq_requeue - place block IO request back on a queue
 * @q: queue holding operation
 * @rq: block IO operation request
 *
 * The block operation request @rq is being placed back into queue
 * @q.  For some reason the request was not completed and needs to be
 * put back in the queue.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq_with_error, block_rq_requeue,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
@@ -54,6 +73,17 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq_with_error, block_rq_requeue,
	TP_ARGS(q, rq)
);

/**
 * block_rq_complete - block IO operation completed by device driver
 * @q: queue containing the block operation request
 * @rq: block operations request
 *
 * The block_rq_complete tracepoint event indicates that some portion
 * of operation request has been completed by the device driver.  If
 * the @rq->bio is %NULL, then there is absolutely no additional work to
 * do for the request. If @rq->bio is non-NULL then there is
 * additional work required to complete the request.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq_with_error, block_rq_complete,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
@@ -95,6 +125,16 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(block_rq,
		  __entry->nr_sector, __entry->comm)
);

/**
 * block_rq_insert - insert block operation request into queue
 * @q: target queue
 * @rq: block IO operation request
 *
 * Called immediately before block operation request @rq is inserted
 * into queue @q.  The fields in the operation request @rq struct can
 * be examined to determine which device and sectors the pending
 * operation would access.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_insert,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
@@ -102,6 +142,14 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_insert,
	TP_ARGS(q, rq)
);

/**
 * block_rq_issue - issue pending block IO request operation to device driver
 * @q: queue holding operation
 * @rq: block IO operation operation request
 *
 * Called when block operation request @rq from queue @q is sent to a
 * device driver for processing.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_issue,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
@@ -109,6 +157,17 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_issue,
	TP_ARGS(q, rq)
);

/**
 * block_bio_bounce - used bounce buffer when processing block operation
 * @q: queue holding the block operation
 * @bio: block operation
 *
 * A bounce buffer was used to handle the block operation @bio in @q.
 * This occurs when hardware limitations prevent a direct transfer of
 * data between the @bio data memory area and the IO device.  Use of a
 * bounce buffer requires extra copying of data and decreases
 * performance.
 */
TRACE_EVENT(block_bio_bounce,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio),
@@ -138,6 +197,14 @@ TRACE_EVENT(block_bio_bounce,
		  __entry->nr_sector, __entry->comm)
);

/**
 * block_bio_complete - completed all work on the block operation
 * @q: queue holding the block operation
 * @bio: block operation completed
 *
 * This tracepoint indicates there is no further work to do on this
 * block IO operation @bio.
 */
TRACE_EVENT(block_bio_complete,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio),
@@ -193,6 +260,14 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(block_bio,
		  __entry->nr_sector, __entry->comm)
);

/**
 * block_bio_backmerge - merging block operation to the end of an existing operation
 * @q: queue holding operation
 * @bio: new block operation to merge
 *
 * Merging block request @bio to the end of an existing block request
 * in queue @q.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_bio, block_bio_backmerge,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio),
@@ -200,6 +275,14 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_bio, block_bio_backmerge,
	TP_ARGS(q, bio)
);

/**
 * block_bio_frontmerge - merging block operation to the beginning of an existing operation
 * @q: queue holding operation
 * @bio: new block operation to merge
 *
 * Merging block IO operation @bio to the beginning of an existing block
 * operation in queue @q.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_bio, block_bio_frontmerge,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio),
@@ -207,6 +290,13 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_bio, block_bio_frontmerge,
	TP_ARGS(q, bio)
);

/**
 * block_bio_queue - putting new block IO operation in queue
 * @q: queue holding operation
 * @bio: new block operation
 *
 * About to place the block IO operation @bio into queue @q.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_bio, block_bio_queue,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio),
@@ -243,6 +333,15 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(block_get_rq,
		  __entry->nr_sector, __entry->comm)
);

/**
 * block_getrq - get a free request entry in queue for block IO operations
 * @q: queue for operations
 * @bio: pending block IO operation
 * @rw: low bit indicates a read (%0) or a write (%1)
 *
 * A request struct for queue @q has been allocated to handle the
 * block IO operation @bio.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_get_rq, block_getrq,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, int rw),
@@ -250,6 +349,17 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_get_rq, block_getrq,
	TP_ARGS(q, bio, rw)
);

/**
 * block_sleeprq - waiting to get a free request entry in queue for block IO operation
 * @q: queue for operation
 * @bio: pending block IO operation
 * @rw: low bit indicates a read (%0) or a write (%1)
 *
 * In the case where a request struct cannot be provided for queue @q
 * the process needs to wait for an request struct to become
 * available.  This tracepoint event is generated each time the
 * process goes to sleep waiting for request struct become available.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_get_rq, block_sleeprq,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, int rw),
@@ -257,6 +367,14 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_get_rq, block_sleeprq,
	TP_ARGS(q, bio, rw)
);

/**
 * block_plug - keep operations requests in request queue
 * @q: request queue to plug
 *
 * Plug the request queue @q.  Do not allow block operation requests
 * to be sent to the device driver. Instead, accumulate requests in
 * the queue to improve throughput performance of the block device.
 */
TRACE_EVENT(block_plug,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q),
@@ -293,6 +411,13 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(block_unplug,
	TP_printk("[%s] %d", __entry->comm, __entry->nr_rq)
);

/**
 * block_unplug_timer - timed release of operations requests in queue to device driver
 * @q: request queue to unplug
 *
 * Unplug the request queue @q because a timer expired and allow block
 * operation requests to be sent to the device driver.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_unplug, block_unplug_timer,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q),
@@ -300,6 +425,13 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_unplug, block_unplug_timer,
	TP_ARGS(q)
);

/**
 * block_unplug_io - release of operations requests in request queue
 * @q: request queue to unplug
 *
 * Unplug request queue @q because device driver is scheduled to work
 * on elements in the request queue.
 */
DEFINE_EVENT(block_unplug, block_unplug_io,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q),
@@ -307,6 +439,17 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_unplug, block_unplug_io,
	TP_ARGS(q)
);

/**
 * block_split - split a single bio struct into two bio structs
 * @q: queue containing the bio
 * @bio: block operation being split
 * @new_sector: The starting sector for the new bio
 *
 * The bio request @bio in request queue @q needs to be split into two
 * bio requests. The newly created @bio request starts at
 * @new_sector. This split may be required due to hardware limitation
 * such as operation crossing device boundaries in a RAID system.
 */
TRACE_EVENT(block_split,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
@@ -337,6 +480,16 @@ TRACE_EVENT(block_split,
		  __entry->comm)
);

/**
 * block_remap - map request for a partition to the raw device
 * @q: queue holding the operation
 * @bio: revised operation
 * @dev: device for the operation
 * @from: original sector for the operation
 *
 * An operation for a partition on a block device has been mapped to the
 * raw block device.
 */
TRACE_EVENT(block_remap,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio, dev_t dev,
@@ -370,6 +523,17 @@ TRACE_EVENT(block_remap,
		  (unsigned long long)__entry->old_sector)
);

/**
 * block_rq_remap - map request for a block operation request
 * @q: queue holding the operation
 * @rq: block IO operation request
 * @dev: device for the operation
 * @from: original sector for the operation
 *
 * The block operation request @rq in @q has been remapped.  The block
 * operation request @rq holds the current information and @from hold
 * the original sector.
 */
TRACE_EVENT(block_rq_remap,

	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, dev_t dev,