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LIBTRACEFS(3)               libtracefs Manual              LIBTRACEFS(3)

NAME         top

       tracefs_binary_init, tracefs_binary_close, tracefs_binary_write -
       Open, close and write binary data in the trace buffer.

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <tracefs.h>

       int tracefs_binary_init(struct tracefs_instance *instance);
       int tracefs_binary_write(struct tracefs_instance *instance, void *data, int len);
       void tracefs_binary_close(struct tracefs_instance *instance);

DESCRIPTION         top

       Set of functions to write binary data in the trace buffer. See
       Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst from the Linux kernel tree for
       more information about writing data from user space in the trace
       buffer. All these APIs have instance as a first argument. If NULL
       is passed as instance, the top trace instance is used.

       The tracefs_binary_init() function initializes the library for
       writing into the trace buffer of the selected instance. It is not
       mandatory to call this API before writing data, the
       tracefs_binary_write() will call it automatically, if the library
       is not yet initialized. But calling tracefs_binary_init() in
       advance will speed up the writing.

       The tracefs_binary_write() function writes a binary data in the
       trace buffer of the selected instance. The data points to the
       data with length len, that is going to be written in the trace
       buffer.

       The tracefs_binary_close() function closes the resources, used by
       the library for writing in the trace buffer of the selected
       instance.

RETURN VALUE         top

       The tracefs_binary_init(), and tracefs_binary_write() functions
       return 0 if the operation is successful, or -1 in case of an
       error.

EXAMPLE         top

           #include <tracefs.h>

           if (tracefs_binary_init(NULL) < 0) {
            /* Failed to initialize the library for writing in the trace buffer of the top trace instance */
           }

           unsigned int data = 0xdeadbeef;

                   if (tracefs_binary_write(NULL, &data, sizeof(data)) < 0) {
                           /* Failed to write in the trace buffer */
                   }

           tracefs_binary_close();

FILES         top

           tracefs.h
                   Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
           -ltracefs
                   Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.

SEE ALSO         top

       libtracefs(3), libtraceevent(3), trace-cmd(1),
       Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst from the Linux kernel tree

AUTHOR         top

           Steven Rostedt <[email protected][1]>
           Tzvetomir Stoyanov <[email protected][2]>

REPORTING BUGS         top

       Report bugs to <[email protected][3]>

LICENSE         top

       libtracefs is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1

RESOURCES         top

       https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtracefs.git/ 

COPYING         top

       Copyright (C) 2021 VMware, Inc. Free use of this software is
       granted under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL).

NOTES         top

        1. [email protected]
           mailto:[email protected]

        2. [email protected]
           mailto:[email protected]

        3. [email protected]
           mailto:[email protected]

COLOPHON         top

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libtracefs 1.7.0               12/22/2023                  LIBTRACEFS(3)