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| author | Zeng Chi <zengchi@kylinos.cn> | 2026-09-21 18:24:42 +0800 |
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| committer | Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> | 2026-09-22 08:36:16 -0700 |
| commit | 119e9db233ad0f4cbd4cfb9f9385a7bca378b37d (patch) | |
| tree | 660d50d4139cb750fbde1ae3432452c20726c99d /Documentation/trace/index.rst | |
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KVM: Don't pre-reserve xarray entries when storing empty/NULL attributesgrafted
Skip the xarray reservation loop when clearing all memory attributes, as
storing NULL only erases the entry and never needs to allocate, so no
reservation (and no cleanup of a failed one) is required in that case.
Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Cc: David Ballesteros <davimaba.v@proton.me>
Signed-off-by: Zeng Chi <zengchi@kylinos.cn>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260921102442.1232375-1-zeng_chi911@163.com
[sean: split to separate patch]
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/index.rst b/Documentation/trace/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f4058e8e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/trace/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +================================ +Linux Tracing Technologies Guide +================================ + +Tracing in the Linux kernel is a powerful mechanism that allows +developers and system administrators to analyze and debug system +behavior. This guide provides documentation on various tracing +frameworks and tools available in the Linux kernel. + +Introduction to Tracing +----------------------- + +This section provides an overview of Linux tracing mechanisms +and debugging approaches. + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + debugging + tracepoints + tracepoint-analysis + ring-buffer-map + +Core Tracing Frameworks +----------------------- + +The following are the primary tracing frameworks integrated into +the Linux kernel. + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + ftrace + ftrace-design + ftrace-uses + kprobes + kprobetrace + fprobetrace + eprobetrace + fprobe + ring-buffer-design + +Event Tracing and Analysis +-------------------------- + +A detailed explanation of event tracing mechanisms and their +applications. + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + events + events-kmem + events-power + events-nmi + events-msr + events-landlock + events-pci + events-pci-controller + boottime-trace + histogram + histogram-design + +Hardware and Performance Tracing +-------------------------------- + +This section covers tracing features that monitor hardware +interactions and system performance. + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + intel_th + stm + sys-t + coresight/index + rv/index + hisi-ptt + mmiotrace + hwlat_detector + osnoise-tracer + timerlat-tracer + +User-Space Tracing +------------------ + +These tools allow tracing user-space applications and +interactions. + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + user_events + uprobetracer + +Remote Tracing +-------------- + +This section covers the framework to read compatible ring-buffers, written by +entities outside of the kernel (most likely firmware or hypervisor) + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + remotes + +Additional Resources +-------------------- + +For more details, refer to the respective documentation of each +tracing tool and framework. |
