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From: "Thomas Weißschuh" <thomas.weissschuh@linutronix.de>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	 Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
	 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
	 Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	"Thomas Weißschuh" <thomas.weissschuh@linutronix.de>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 0/7] tracing: Parse filter from boot event string
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:22:14 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260908-tracing-cli-event-filter-v2-0-05396a3fb663@linutronix.de> (raw)

Make it possible to specify a trace event filter from the
kernel command line.

Example:

    trace_event=syscalls:sys_enter_clock_nanosleep:filter:which_clock==0

As a preparation also add a KUnit test for the event string parsing.

Patch 1 is a bugfix which is already useful.
Patch 2 is a cleanup which is already useful.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@linutronix.de>
---
Changes in v2:
- Require an explicit :filter: prefix.
- Drop RFC prefix.
- Add MODULE_DESCRIPTION() to test module.
- Avoid invalid __free(kfree).
- Add documentation.
- Only allow filters from the boot command line.
- Move the filter to the very end of the event string and add a :filter: keyword.
- Add an example.
- Link to v1: https://patch.msgid.link/20260813-tracing-cli-event-filter-v1-0-57c4e8029c86@linutronix.de

---
Thomas Weißschuh (7):
      tracing: Restore :mod: trailer after parsing in ftrace_set_clr_event()
      tracing: Remove duplicate declaration of ftrace_set_clr_event()
      tracing: Stop modifying the input buffer in ftrace_set_clr_event()
      tracing: Split the event string parsing logic into a dedicated function
      tracing: Add a test for ftrace_parse_event_string()
      tracing: Add a filter argument to __ftrace_set_clr_event()
      tracing: Parse filter from boot event string

 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |   9 +-
 Documentation/trace/events.rst                  |   5 +
 include/linux/trace_events.h                    |   2 +-
 kernel/trace/Kconfig                            |   8 ++
 kernel/trace/Makefile                           |   1 +
 kernel/trace/trace.h                            |   6 +-
 kernel/trace/trace_boot.c                       |   2 +-
 kernel/trace/trace_events.c                     | 123 +++++++++++++++---------
 kernel/trace/trace_events_test.c                | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 9 files changed, 228 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: cee9395acd8043be0644b25c34bfa86623f2b935
change-id: 20260812-tracing-cli-event-filter-7c91ee33a27e

Best regards,
--  
Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@linutronix.de>


             reply	other threads:[~2026-09-08  6:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-08  6:22 Thomas Weißschuh [this message]
2026-09-08  6:22 ` [PATCH v2 1/7] tracing: Restore :mod: trailer after parsing in ftrace_set_clr_event() Thomas Weißschuh
2026-09-08  6:22 ` [PATCH v2 2/7] tracing: Remove duplicate declaration of ftrace_set_clr_event() Thomas Weißschuh
2026-09-08  6:22 ` [PATCH v2 3/7] tracing: Stop modifying the input buffer in ftrace_set_clr_event() Thomas Weißschuh
2026-09-08  6:22 ` [PATCH v2 4/7] tracing: Split the event string parsing logic into a dedicated function Thomas Weißschuh
2026-09-08  6:22 ` [PATCH v2 5/7] tracing: Add a test for ftrace_parse_event_string() Thomas Weißschuh
2026-09-08  6:22 ` [PATCH v2 6/7] tracing: Add a filter argument to __ftrace_set_clr_event() Thomas Weißschuh
2026-09-08  6:22 ` [PATCH v2 7/7] tracing: Parse filter from boot event string Thomas Weißschuh

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