[for-next][PATCH 7/9] Documentation: ftrace: Module globbing usage

[Steven Rostedt]

From: Dmitry Safonov <0x7f454c46@xxxxxxxxx>

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1443545176-3215-5-git-send-email-0x7f454c46@xxxxxxxxx

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Safonov <0x7f454c46@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
index ef621d34ba5b..db18362c14f3 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
@@ -2437,6 +2437,23 @@ The following commands are supported:
 
    echo '!writeback*:mod:ext3' >> set_ftrace_filter
 
+  Mod command supports module globbing. Disable tracing for all
+  functions except a specific module:
+
+   echo '!*:mod:!ext3' >> set_ftrace_filter
+
+  Disable tracing for all modules, but still trace kernel:
+
+   echo '!*:mod:*' >> set_ftrace_filter
+
+  Enable filter only for kernel:
+
+   echo '*write*:mod:!*' >> set_ftrace_filter
+
+  Enable filter for module globbing:
+
+   echo '*write*:mod:*snd*' >> set_ftrace_filter
+
 - traceon/traceoff
   These commands turn tracing on and off when the specified
   functions are hit. The parameter determines how many times the
-- 
2.6.1


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