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    ftrace, perf: Add filter support for function trace event · 5500fa51
    Jiri Olsa authored
    Adding support to filter function trace event via perf
    interface. It is now possible to use filter interface
    in the perf tool like:
    
      perf record -e ftrace:function --filter="(ip == mm_*)" ls
    
    The filter syntax is restricted to the the 'ip' field only,
    and following operators are accepted '==' '!=' '||', ending
    up with the filter strings like:
    
      ip == f1[, ]f2 ... || ip != f3[, ]f4 ...
    
    with comma ',' or space ' ' as a function separator. If the
    space ' ' is used as a separator, the right side of the
    assignment needs to be enclosed in double quotes '"', e.g.:
    
      perf record -e ftrace:function --filter '(ip == do_execve,sys_*,ext*)' ls
      perf record -e ftrace:function --filter '(ip == "do_execve,sys_*,ext*")' ls
      perf record -e ftrace:function --filter '(ip == "do_execve sys_* ext*")' ls
    
    The '==' operator adds trace filter with same effect as would
    be added via set_ftrace_filter file.
    
    The '!=' operator adds trace filter with same effect as would
    be added via set_ftrace_notrace file.
    
    The right side of the '!=', '==' operators is list of functions
    or regexp. to be added to filter separated by space.
    
    The '||' operator is used for connecting multiple filter definitions
    together. It is possible to have more than one '==' and '!='
    operators within one filter string.
    
    Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1329317514-8131-8-git-send-email-jolsa@redhat.com
    
    
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSteven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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