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POSIX_TRACE_EVENT(3P)     POSIX Programmer's Manual    POSIX_TRACE_EVENT(3P)

PROLOG         top

       This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
       corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
       the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME         top

       posix_trace_event, posix_trace_eventid_open — trace functions for
       instrumenting application code (TRACING)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <trace.h>
       void posix_trace_event(trace_event_id_t event_id,
           const void *restrict data_ptr, size_t data_len);
       int posix_trace_eventid_open(const char *restrict event_name,
           trace_event_id_t *restrict event_id);

DESCRIPTION         top

       The posix_trace_event() function shall record the event_id and the
       user data pointed to by data_ptr in the trace stream into which the
       calling process is being traced and in which event_id is not filtered
       out. If the total size of the user trace event data represented by
       data_len is not greater than the declared maximum size for user trace
       event data, then the truncation-status attribute of the trace event
       recorded is POSIX_TRACE_NOT_TRUNCATED.  Otherwise, the user trace
       event data is truncated to this declared maximum size and the
       truncation-status attribute of the trace event recorded is
       POSIX_TRACE_TRUNCATED_RECORD.
       If there is no trace stream created for the process or if the created
       trace stream is not running, or if the trace event specified by
       event_id is filtered out in the trace stream, the posix_trace_event()
       function shall have no effect.
       The posix_trace_eventid_open() function shall associate a user trace
       event name with a trace event type identifier for the calling
       process. The trace event name is the string pointed to by the
       argument event_name.  It shall have a maximum of
       {TRACE_EVENT_NAME_MAX} characters (which has the minimum value
       {_POSIX_TRACE_EVENT_NAME_MAX}).  The number of user trace event type
       identifiers that can be defined for any given process is limited by
       the maximum value {TRACE_USER_EVENT_MAX}, which has the minimum value
       {POSIX_TRACE_USER_EVENT_MAX}.
       If the Trace Inherit option is not supported, the
       posix_trace_eventid_open() function shall associate the user trace
       event name pointed to by the event_name argument with a trace event
       type identifier that is unique for the traced process, and is
       returned in the variable pointed to by the event_id argument. If the
       user trace event name has already been mapped for the traced process,
       then the previously assigned trace event type identifier shall be
       returned. If the per-process user trace event name limit represented
       by {TRACE_USER_EVENT_MAX} has been reached, the pre-defined
       POSIX_TRACE_UNNAMED_USEREVENT (see Table 2-7, Trace Option: User
       Trace Event) user trace event shall be returned.
       If the Trace Inherit option is supported, the
       posix_trace_eventid_open() function shall associate the user trace
       event name pointed to by the event_name argument with a trace event
       type identifier that is unique for all the processes being traced in
       this same trace stream, and is returned in the variable pointed to by
       the event_id argument. If the user trace event name has already been
       mapped for the traced processes, then the previously assigned trace
       event type identifier shall be returned. If the per-process user
       trace event name limit represented by {TRACE_USER_EVENT_MAX} has been
       reached, the pre-defined POSIX_TRACE_UNNAMED_USEREVENT (Table 2-7,
       Trace Option: User Trace Event) user trace event shall be returned.
       Note:     The above procedure, together with the fact that multiple
                 processes can only be traced into the same trace stream by
                 inheritance, ensure that all the processes that are traced
                 into a trace stream have the same mapping of trace event
                 names to trace event type identifiers.
       If there is no trace stream created, the posix_trace_eventid_open()
       function shall store this information for future trace streams
       created for this process.

RETURN VALUE         top

       No return value is defined for the posix_trace_event() function.
       Upon successful completion, the posix_trace_eventid_open() function
       shall return a value of zero. Otherwise, it shall return the
       corresponding error number. The posix_trace_eventid_open() function
       stores the trace event type identifier value in the object pointed to
       by event_id, if successful.

ERRORS         top

       The posix_trace_eventid_open() function shall fail if:
       ENAMETOOLONG
              The size of the name pointed to by the event_name argument was
              longer than the implementation-defined value
              {TRACE_EVENT_NAME_MAX}.
       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES         top

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE         top

       None.

RATIONALE         top

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS         top

       The posix_trace_event() and posix_trace_eventid_open() functions may
       be removed in a future version.

SEE ALSO         top

       Table 2-7, Trace Option: User Trace Event, exec(1p),
       posix_trace_eventid_equal(3p), posix_trace_start(3p)
       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, sys_types.h(0p),
       trace.h(0p)

COPYRIGHT         top

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information
       Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open
       Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the
       Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open
       Group.  (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1
       applied.) In the event of any discrepancy between this version and
       the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original
       Standard can be obtained online at http://www.unix.org/online.html .
       Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page are
       most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of the
       source files to man page format. To report such errors, see
       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .
IEEE/The Open Group                 2013               POSIX_TRACE_EVENT(3P)

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